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Tampa, FL vs Orlando, FL

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Highlights
- Orlando spends 14.4% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Orlando than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orlando had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLOrlando, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$10,437$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2417.2816.23
 Students per Librarian102611484573
 Students per Counselor476508530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%40.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.7%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 Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
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