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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 6.3% less per student than North Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in North Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Myrtle Beach

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 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,505$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,721$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6119.1916.23
 Students per Librarian5017214573
 Students per Counselor357366530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.6%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.4%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  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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ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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