2025 Compare Cities Education:
San Francisco, CA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 47.2% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Tampa than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  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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