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Austin, TX vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 41.6% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.5% higher in Fort Myers than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5318.8116.23
 Students per Librarian80528704573
 Students per Counselor391557530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.3%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 Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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