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Port Charlotte, FL vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 2.1% less per student than Port Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in St. Petersburg than in Port Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Charlotte

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 Port Charlotte, FLSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,876$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,082$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8615.8916.23
 Students per Librarian6838214573
 Students per Counselor443404530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Port Charlotte    34 Reviews

We have enjoyed living in Port Charlotte now 2 years. It is out of the hussle and bussel of Fort Myers/Naples. Still has the beauty that nature has to offer, and cute  More

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Probably the worst decision I've ever made. The people are inept and rude at best, the food is some of the lowest quality I've ever had in florida and the job  More

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Over 9 years ago

I bought a really nice house in Port Charlotte fl with a pool on a corner lot 1 block from Sunrise park where u can put your boat in a go to the Gulf Ocean-I think its  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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ZIPS IN PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA
33952 33948 33980 33954 33953
ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total

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