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Pittsburgh, PA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 52.3% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% higher in Tampa than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1617.2416.23
 Students per Librarian54210264573
 Students per Counselor327476530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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