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Sarasota, FL vs Destin, FL

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Highlights
- Destin spends 26.6% less per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Destin than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Destin had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota

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 Sarasota, FLDestin, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,454$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778$9,180$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,593$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3817.3116.23
 Students per Librarian86816174573
 Students per Counselor406409530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%43.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.3%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for Destin    14 Reviews

I find it amazing the place is rated one star - Yes the cost of housing is high especially as covid pushed more people to Florida. But living here is easy - three  More

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This tiny town is SO expensive. Unless you want a roach and mold infested place you will have to pay around $1800 or more and the “nice” places have reviews that scare  More

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I moved to Destin in 1987 when there was no development in the eastern part of town, only trees, beaches and a two lane road. I worked as a Sheriff's Deputy for over 30  More

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ZIPS IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA
34234 34237 34239 34236
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32541

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