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Tampa, FL vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 4.9% less per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Scottsdale than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa

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 Tampa, FLScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian102623484573
 Students per Counselor476718530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%2.9%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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Over 2 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 Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
33647, 33612, 33610, 33604, 33611, 33629, 33607, 33603, 33606, 33609, 15 total
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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