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Altamonte Springs, FL vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- St. Petersburg spends 17.3% more per student than Altamonte Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% lower in St. Petersburg than in Altamonte Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altamonte Springs
 Altamonte Springs, FLSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Altamonte Springs    9 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have been living here for about 4 months, nice city, traffic is not too bad, unless u get close to Orlando, love the weather, hot but always refreshing air, lots of  More

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The overall crime rate in Altamonte Springs is 20% higher than than the national  More

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Life here, as a retiree, is wonderful -- close to SO MANY Florida attractions -- parks, lakes, shopping galore, and, of course, all of the Disney parks and  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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