2025 Compare Cities Education:
Spanaway, WA vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 39.5% less per student than Spanaway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Tampa than in Spanaway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanaway
 Spanaway, WATampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  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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