2025 Compare Cities Education:
Manassas, VA vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 20.3% less per student than Manassas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in St. Petersburg than in Manassas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manassas
 Manassas, VASt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,337  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor286  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Manassas    19 Reviews

Hi all: Looking for some insider info. I am from Boston. My husband was transferred down to Herndon, VA, and my son is going to George Mason University, so we are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Affordable living 40 minutes outside of  More

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I live in a subdivision outside the City of Manassas (the Sudley Subdivision) a couple of miles from the Manassas Battlefield National Park. I love the history of the  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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