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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 39.3% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% lower in Scranton than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale

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 Fort Lauderdale, FLScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$14,038$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1914.0216.23
 Students per Librarian72114464573
 Students per Counselor366382530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.0%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 Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306
ZIPS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
18504 18505 18510 18509 18508 18503

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