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Tampa, FL vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

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- San Buenaventura (Ventura) spends 28.4% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% higher in San Buenaventura (Ventura) than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLSan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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