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Tarpon Springs, FL vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 4.5% less per student than Tarpon Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Tampa than in Tarpon Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tarpon Springs

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 Tarpon Springs, FLTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,625$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,090$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8917.2416.23
 Students per Librarian82110264573
 Students per Counselor404476530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%15.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%41.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%4.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Tarpon Springs    3 Reviews

Over 1 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 17 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 18 years ago

Winters are great, summers are  More

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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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