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Tampa, FL vs Brandon, MS

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Highlights
- Brandon spends 17.6% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Brandon than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLBrandon, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,055$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5884573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Brandon    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in many areas of the country - Portland, Oregon, Scottsdale, Arizona, Memphis, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Mississippi does not have exposure to  More

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We moved to Brandon 6 years ago. The people here are rude, will run you off the road, and will not let you into traffic no matter what. The High School allows the kids  More

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I moved here 10 years ago and it was the worse mistake in my life. People here are rude and hate outsiders. Common sense is not the norm here but the exception. They all  More

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