2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elmhurst, IL vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 49.6% less per student than Elmhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% higher in Tampa than in Elmhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmhurst
 Elmhurst, ILTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Elmhurst    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We feel pretty safe in our community. The police are nice and helpful. I do not feel the crime rate is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Elmhurst is a FANTASTIC town to live in. My husband and I both grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and have lived in Elmhurst for the past 5 years. We feel incredibly safe  More

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We've lived here for 25 years - Elmhurst, IL. By luck in 1983, we moved here. Young newlyweds, we really weren't too well versed in sizing up a community to buy a  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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 3 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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