2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Petersburg, FL vs Waycross, GA

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Highlights
- Waycross spends 11.1% more per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Waycross than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waycross had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLWaycross, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,916$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,388$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3594573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%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 Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have a different perspective of living here. I moved her from a large city and I appreciate the fact that I have no commute, the cost of living is very low and the  More

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One time in Waycross and will never visit this God forsaken town again. Cops are high school (22-24yr old) bullies that make up lies and harass rather than serve and  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised here in the heart of the good ole south in Waycross, Ga. Not much has changed except for the number of meth labs, drugs in general, thugs and  More

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