2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Petersburg, FL vs Cleveland, TN

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Highlights
- Cleveland spends 16.9% less per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Cleveland than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cleveland had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLCleveland, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4464573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Cleveland    12 Reviews

All of these reviews are so dated. On my search for a place to retire in eastern Tennessee, I spent time in Cleveland in May 2023. I stayed at an AirBnB. Well, it will  More

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I just moved from Cleveland the last week of December 2023 and lived in Bradley County about 4 miles out of city limits for 21+ years and 2 years in the city limits.   More

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Over 7 years ago

Lived in Cleveland for the last 15 years. Dont believe any glowing reviews you read. The job situation here is terrible. on any given major street you can find an  More

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