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Kings Mountain, NC vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 5.8% more per student than Kings Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% higher in Tampa than in Kings Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kings Mountain
 Kings Mountain, NCTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,933  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Kings Mountain    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I'm 22 now and I've been here my entire life. I truly despise living here now and would not recommend it to anyone, although the country areas and the historical Kings  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful Small Town Near the Appalachian  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 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 4 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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