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Tampa, FL vs McAlester, OK

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Highlights
- McAlester spends 2.2% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% lower in McAlester than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAlester had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLMcAlester, OKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,350$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4004573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Mcalester    3 Reviews

Recently moved here from Texas and we’re loving it so far. It reminds us of old Georgetown, Tx, where we grew up. We love small, close knit towns and McAlester is just  More

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Having lived in McAlester in the early 50's, I find it interesting that the population of the City of McAlester is about the same as it was suring the 50's and the  More

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Over 18 years ago

My family moved here last year when my husband got a job with an oil technology firm. The housing market is great here. You can find a nice house for an affordable  More

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