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Tampa, FL vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 3.5% less per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Pensacola than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$9,326$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2415.3116.23
 Students per Librarian10268224573
 Students per Counselor476455530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%40.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%3.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

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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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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
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