2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tampa, FL vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 229.2% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Manhattan than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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