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Tampa, FL vs Tehachapi, CA

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Highlights
- Tehachapi spends 37.0% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Tehachapi than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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