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St. Petersburg, FL vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa spends 13.6% less per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% higher in Maricopa than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maricopa had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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