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Charlottesville, VA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 32.9% less per student than Charlottesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% higher in Tampa than in Charlottesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlottesville

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 Charlottesville, VATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,539$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,584$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,935$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.0717.2416.23
 Students per Librarian49910264573
 Students per Counselor243476530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.1%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.4%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree7.4%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 3 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 3 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  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 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
22903 22901 22902
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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