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Tampa, FL vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- Battle Creek spends 18.5% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Battle Creek than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Creek had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,737$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10094573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 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 3 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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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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