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South Tucson, AZ vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 8.1% more per student than South Tucson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in St. Petersburg than in South Tucson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 42.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Tucson
 South Tucson, AZSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,897  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor519  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for South Tucson    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I loved Tucson for a while, I've lived here 12yrs but now that I want to settle down and finally get married and have kids I want a safer place to raise my kids, also a  More

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Over 17 years ago

I hate to say it, but disappointed. Standards in Tucson in general are lower than I've ever seen in a City. I've lived in L.A, Hollywood, San Jose, Santa Clara,  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 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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