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Rio Grande City, TX vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- St. Petersburg spends 9.4% less per student than Rio Grande City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% higher in St. Petersburg than in Rio Grande City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 40.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Grande City
 Rio Grande City, TXSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,865  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor257  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Rio Grande City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Rio Grande City is a unique south Texas city so rich in history.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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