2024 Compare Cities Education:
Potomac, MD vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 43.7% less per student than Potomac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% higher in Tampa than in Potomac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Potomac
 Potomac, MDTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,736$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,703$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6317.2416.23
 Students per Librarian49010264573
 Students per Counselor292476530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.5%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.5%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.8%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.27.6%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.9%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.5%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 16 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  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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