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Tampa, FL vs Highland Park, IL

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Highlights
- Highland Park spends 120.1% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Highland Park than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland Park had 10.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLHighland Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 20 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   More

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