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Sweetwater, TX vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 27.0% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.8% lower in St. Petersburg than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 17.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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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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