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Scranton, PA vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 27.5% less per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% higher in Miami than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton

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 Scranton, PAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,331$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038$10,524$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,367$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.0218.9316.23
 Students per Librarian144627244573
 Students per Counselor382439530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%9.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.7%79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%12.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%33.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

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Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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ZIPS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
18504 18505 18510 18509 18508 18503
ZIPS IN MIAMI, FLORIDA
33125, 33142, 33126, 33135, 33133, 33145, 33127, 33138, 33144, 33150, 18 total

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