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Fort Myers, FL vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 135.0% more per student than Fort Myers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% lower in Rochester than in Fort Myers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Myers

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 Fort Myers, FLRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,545$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527$21,397$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,654$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8111.7816.23
 Students per Librarian28706654573
 Students per Counselor557265530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%11.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.2%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%17.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.6%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total

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