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Gainesville, GA vs Riverview, FL

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Highlights
- Riverview spends 5.2% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Riverview than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverview had 20.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville

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 Gainesville, GARiverview, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,714$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,001$9,438$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,751$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5917.2416.23
 Students per Librarian42810264573
 Students per Counselor521476530
 Grade School Educ.16.5%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.7%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%21.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.7%12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%31.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.1%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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Reviews for Riverview    5 Reviews

One of the few areas in the Tampa Bay region that there is abundant land, not for long, this place is seeing urban sprawl in the last 3 years like no other in America.  More

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Over 13 years ago

We've lived in Riverview for 4 years now, and our neighborhood is about half empty, and has been as long as we've been here. Almost all the houses are rentals, which is  More

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Originally from Upstate NY, we moved to Riverview which I enjoyed being in newer developments. Convenient to everything, Siesta Key, Disney, Clearwater, Macdill AF.  More

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ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
30506 30507 30501 30504
ZIPS IN RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA
33578 33579 33569

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