2024 Compare Cities Education:
Simpsonville, SC vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 3.4% less per student than Simpsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in St. Petersburg than in Simpsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simpsonville
 Simpsonville, SCSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,034$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,940$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9915.8916.23
 Students per Librarian4598214573
 Students per Counselor299404530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.5%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Simpsonville    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived in this city for 30 years and I've seen so many changes! This is a great place to live! I've owned a business in town for 10 years and I feel safe. If I have  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nice suburb of Greenville, growing in diversity and culture. Competing healthcare providers (important!). Upscale manufacturing in the area (BMW and Michelin) results  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lived in Simpsonville for 9 years. Too long. It's a dirty little town with lots of crime and police. City government is mostly dependent on traffic fines and they  More

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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 4 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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