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Tampa, FL vs Benson, NC

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Highlights
- Benson spends 10.3% less per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Benson than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benson had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLBenson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$9,117$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2415.916.23
 Students per Librarian10267384573
 Students per Counselor476369530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%11.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%26.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%17.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%0.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%0.0%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Benson    2 Reviews

Benson is located at the crossroads of 95 and 40 which should be a bustling location full of life, progress, dining and entertainment. Unfortunately Benson has been  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you don't meet a certain salary range and stay in a certain neighborhood your child may be named a low income, low achiever with low test scores. Seriously,they are  More

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ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
ZIPS IN BENSON, NORTH CAROLINA
27504

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