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Grand Rapids, MI vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 24.3% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Tampa than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids

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 Grand Rapids, MITampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,664$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,936$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1717.2416.23
 Students per Librarian112410264573
 Students per Counselor681476530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.7%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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