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Paradise Valley, AZ vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 5.1% more per student than Paradise Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Tampa than in Paradise Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paradise Valley
 Paradise Valley, AZTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree16.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Paradise Valley    1 Reviews

In addition to some of the best climate, other than months of mid June through mid October, we have many hiking, tennis, and golf opportunities. Sky Harbor airport is  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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