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West Chester, PA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 45.9% less per student than West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% higher in Tampa than in West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chester

Education
 West Chester, PATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,536$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,034$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9617.2416.23
 Students per Librarian55410264573
 Students per Counselor301476530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.1%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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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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ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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