2024 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Laurel, NJ vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 50.6% less per student than Mount Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.9% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Mount Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Laurel
 Mount Laurel, NJFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,754$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,335$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,999$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.7119.1916.23
 Students per Librarian9617214573
 Students per Counselor303366530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.7%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.2%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Laurel    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living, including property taxes, is really expensive here compared to  More

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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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