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Tampa, FL vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 132.8% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Philadelphia than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$14,192$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2415.0416.23
 Students per Librarian102623804573
 Students per Counselor476408530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%32.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.8%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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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