2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salt Lake City, UT vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 1.6% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% lower in Tampa than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City
 Salt Lake City, UTTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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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