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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Daytona Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Daytona Beach spends 9.4% less per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Daytona Beach than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Daytona Beach had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale

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 Fort Lauderdale, FLDaytona Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$10,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$8,973$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$5,374$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1916.5716.23
 Students per Librarian7219424573
 Students per Counselor366385530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%21.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%24.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306
ZIPS IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
32114 32118 32124

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