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Alpharetta, GA vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 17.3% less per student than Alpharetta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Sarasota than in Alpharetta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpharetta

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 Alpharetta, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,267$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100$11,778$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,086$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.815.3816.23
 Students per Librarian5708684573
 Students per Counselor397406530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.7%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%18.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.8%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%38.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%4.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Alpharetta    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Alpharetta for almost 6 years. Great city, professional residents, high end neighborhoods, and of course beautiful shopping centers. The example is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Alpharetta for 13y. I was initially excited and open-minded about living in the South. (We are from Chicago). The traffic is terrible. Urban planning  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live work and play in Alpharetta, GA. The standard of living is excellent. Housing is high end and affordable. Schools are highly rated. Amenities are top notch and  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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ZIPS IN ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA
30005 30009
ZIPS IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA
34234 34237 34239 34236

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