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Tampa, FL vs Hesperia, CA

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- Hesperia spends 32.2% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% higher in Hesperia than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hesperia had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLHesperia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Hesperia    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here on and off, most of my life. Grew up up in Hesperia, left for college and now am raising my kids here to be close to family. While the weather is nice  More

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Over 9 years ago

I love Hesperia is very peaceful I move to Hesperia because I was tired of the city traffic, noise and just the running around and having no time for anything. If you  More

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I've lived in Hesperia for 1 year and moved from Riverside (down the hill). Big mistake. Since then, I've needed emergency services at the hospital. My health  More

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