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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 11.2% less per student than North Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Tampa than in North Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Myrtle Beach
 North Myrtle Beach, SCTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  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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