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Tampa, FL vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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Highlights
- Hilton Head Island spends 35.7% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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