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Tampa, FL vs Madison, NJ

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Highlights
- Madison spends 128.3% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.8% lower in Madison than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLMadison, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,345$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,682$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6854573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%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 Madison    3 Reviews

I grew up in Madison, and while I seriously appreciate what growing up in the town had to offer, it was a town that I grew out of pretty fast. Madison is small, with  More

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Over 12 years ago

Madison is  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Borough of Madison is located in Morris County. It is 23 miles by car, west of New York City and sits on the Mid-Town Direct rail line. Madison is well know for its  More

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