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Tampa, FL vs Seneca, SC

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Highlights
- Seneca spends 37.9% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% lower in Seneca than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seneca had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLSeneca, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,306$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3594573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Seneca    7 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Our family has now been here for 2 years. There's nothing not to love about this city. Asides from the gorgeous scenery and a college town right up the road, Seneca has  More

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For one thing, the statistics that this website gives are wrong. Allow me to give you a true sense of what Seneca, SC is like. The people who live here are primarily  More

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I begged my ex husband to move out west, where I had family, because I needed help with our son who was just starting to show what we now realize were signs of  More

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