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Tampa, FL vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 48.1% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% lower in Grand Forks than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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