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Okeechobee, FL vs Sweetwater, FL

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- Sweetwater spends 22.4% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Sweetwater than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 22.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee

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 Okeechobee, FLSweetwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,674$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108$10,524$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,246$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.318.9316.23
 Students per Librarian128127244573
 Students per Counselor427439530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%26.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.8%64.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%9.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%19.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.9%2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%0.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 15 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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