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Tampa, FL vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 48.6% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Denver than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$12,519$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2414.916.23
 Students per Librarian102620954573
 Students per Counselor476411530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%2.1%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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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 Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
ZIPS IN DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total

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