2024 Compare Cities Education:
Scottsdale, AZ vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 5.1% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Tampa than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2417.2416.23
 Students per Librarian234810264573
 Students per Counselor718476530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  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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