2024 Compare Cities Education:
Phoenix, AZ vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Tallahassee spends 5.8% more per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Tallahassee than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix
 Phoenix, AZTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,439$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2417.1316.23
 Students per Librarian23489184573
 Students per Counselor718527530
 Grade School Educ.8.2%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%18.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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