2024 Compare Cities Education:
Mentor, OH vs Destin, FL

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Highlights
- Destin spends 37.7% less per student than Mentor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Destin than in Mentor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Destin had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mentor
 Mentor, OHDestin, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,844$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,567$9,180$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,578$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.0617.3116.23
 Students per Librarian88916174573
 Students per Counselor457409530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.7%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%43.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.9%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 17 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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Reviews for Destin    14 Reviews

I find it amazing the place is rated one star - Yes the cost of housing is high especially as covid pushed more people to Florida. But living here is easy - three  More

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This tiny town is SO expensive. Unless you want a roach and mold infested place you will have to pay around $1800 or more and the “nice” places have reviews that scare  More

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I moved to Destin in 1987 when there was no development in the eastern part of town, only trees, beaches and a two lane road. I worked as a Sheriff's Deputy for over 30  More

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