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Galena, IL vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 40.9% less per student than Galena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.0% higher in Tampa than in Galena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galena

Education
 Galena, ILTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,784$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,490$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,350$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.2617.2416.23
 Students per Librarian52310264573
 Students per Counselor226476530
 Grade School Educ.8.5%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 12 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  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 GALENA, ILLINOIS
61036
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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