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Tampa, FL vs Mercer Island, WA

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Highlights
- Mercer Island spends 80.8% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Mercer Island than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mercer Island had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLMercer Island, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.5%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 Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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