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Austin, TX vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 40.7% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5319.1916.23
 Students per Librarian8057214573
 Students per Counselor391366530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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