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Tampa, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 5.6% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2419.1916.23
 Students per Librarian10267214573
 Students per Counselor476366530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.4%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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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