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Gainesville, FL vs Apex, NC

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Highlights
- Apex spends 0.4% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Apex than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apex had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville

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 Gainesville, FLApex, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,572$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,094$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,555$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1915.1116.23
 Students per Librarian4048294573
 Students per Counselor501300530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%1.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.4%98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%13.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%64.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.0%21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 10 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 13 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total
ZIPS IN APEX, NORTH CAROLINA
27502 27539 27523 27562

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