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Tampa, FL vs Saratoga, CA

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Highlights
- Saratoga spends 65.7% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% higher in Saratoga than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saratoga had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLSaratoga, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.9%1.5%
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 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 4 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 Saratoga    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We moved to Saratoga 2 years ago and we are little bit disappointed. Schools are great but kids almost never play outside although it is VERY safe little town. Neighbors  More

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Over 20 years ago

Saratoga schools are first rate. Great parent involvment fairly diverse. Schools seem always interested in  More

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