2024 Compare Cities Education:
Marathon, FL vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 46.9% less per student than Marathon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Tampa than in Marathon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marathon
 Marathon, FLTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,907$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,706$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,686$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7217.2416.23
 Students per Librarian221310264573
 Students per Counselor354476530
 Grade School Educ.4.7%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.6%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Marathon    1 Reviews

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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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