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Tampa, FL vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 18.8% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Birmingham than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2419.3216.23
 Students per Librarian10265474573
 Students per Counselor476417530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.6%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 Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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