2026 Compare Cities Education:
Starkville, MS vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 18.9% less per student than Starkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% higher in Tampa than in Starkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Starkville
 Starkville, MSTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 19 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 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 4 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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