2026 Compare Cities Education:
Massapequa, NY vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 64.6% less per student than Massapequa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% higher in Tampa than in Massapequa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Massapequa
 Massapequa, NYTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Massapequa    4 Reviews

Property taxes are very high.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Massapequa is a quaint town located on the south shore of Nassau County, Long Island, NY. It is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the Riviera of Long Island.  More

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I live in Harbor Green in Massapequa. Over the years I have seen the neighborhood change from a quaint neighborhood with normal sized houses on appropriate sized lots  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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