2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gulfport, MS vs Riverview, FL

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Highlights
- Riverview spends 3.5% less per student than Gulfport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Riverview than in Gulfport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverview had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gulfport
 Gulfport, MSRiverview, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,480  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor577  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Gulfport    15 Reviews

I am a retiree who moved to Gulfport, MS two years ago and am truly enjoying this charming beach town. The crime rate is relatively low as is the cost of living. Yes,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Here is an updated review in 2020. The last review I’ve seen was in 2011. A lot of things have changed. Specifically speaking about Gulfport, the population has grown.  More

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Apparently this forum is a place where people who can't or won't make their lives successful and happy come to blame the place they are living, which in this case is the  More

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Reviews for Riverview    5 Reviews

One of the few areas in the Tampa Bay region that there is abundant land, not for long, this place is seeing urban sprawl in the last 3 years like no other in America.  More

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Over 14 years ago

We've lived in Riverview for 4 years now, and our neighborhood is about half empty, and has been as long as we've been here. Almost all the houses are rentals, which is  More

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Originally from Upstate NY, we moved to Riverview which I enjoyed being in newer developments. Convenient to everything, Siesta Key, Disney, Clearwater, Macdill AF.  More

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