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Plant City, FL vs Gainesville, GA

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 5.5% more per student than Plant City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Gainesville than in Plant City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plant City

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 Plant City, FLGainesville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$11,714$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$11,001$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$6,751$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2414.5916.23
 Students per Librarian10264284573
 Students per Counselor476521530
 Grade School Educ.7.9%16.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.8%75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%26.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.5%6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Plant City    7 Reviews

Plant City used to be known primarily as a farming community with not much else going on. Now its beginning to grow out of that stigma, and lately has been having new  More

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Outside of the weather, which in MISERABLE with heat and humidity, PC is a quaint rural town who wants to remain quaint and rural. 25 years ago all Plant City had, was  More

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When it comes to weather and comfort, Plant City is in a word God-awful, unless you have a high tolerance for heat and humidity. Though nearby Tampa/St. Pete may be in  More

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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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ZIPS IN PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
33563 33566 33565 33567
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
30506 30507 30501 30504

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