2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marietta, GA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 20.0% less per student than Marietta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Tampa than in Marietta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marietta
 Marietta, GATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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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