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Boston, MA vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 60.7% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.2% higher in Fort Myers than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston

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 Boston, MAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$29,396$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,967$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.2518.8116.23
 Students per Librarian71728704573
 Students per Counselor567557530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.7%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.6%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total
ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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