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Tarpon Springs, FL vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- St. Petersburg spends 0.0% less per student than Tarpon Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in St. Petersburg than in Tarpon Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tarpon Springs
 Tarpon Springs, FLSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Tarpon Springs    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in this City for over 30 years and love it here. Once you go Greek you never want to change! Small town with fishing, boating, waterfront, parks are  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived in this town my almost my entire life and yes, I have tried to relocate only to find that I missed my hometown! Tarpon still has a small town feel to it.   More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are great, summers are  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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