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Philadelphia, PA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 57.0% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Tampa than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

Education
 Philadelphia, PATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0417.2416.23
 Students per Librarian238010264573
 Students per Counselor408476530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    138 Reviews

I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Over 3 years ago

do not go. do not travel to. Will charge you fees, anything - to pay for the mess that they made. Life long resident, born here as well. I'm Very sorry to say. Go  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

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 2 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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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total

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