2026 Compare Cities Education:
Park Ridge, IL vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 49.3% less per student than Park Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Tampa than in Park Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park Ridge
 Park Ridge, ILTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Park Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Park Ridge is a friendly community with lots of events especially in the warm weather  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hemmingway complained that Oak Park was a city of broad lawns and narrow minds. He wouldn't have been so hard on Oak Park if he'd ever been to Park  More

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Good access to public transportation-2 train stations,nearby train to Chicago loop,close to O'Hare Field all plus. Older town layout with horse/buggy roads now main  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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