2026 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 44.7% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% lower in Tampa than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  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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