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Seattle, WA vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 41.0% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Miami than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 17.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$10,524$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5318.9316.23
 Students per Librarian98927244573
 Students per Counselor455439530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%9.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%12.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%33.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

This Year

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 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN MIAMI, FLORIDA
33125, 33142, 33126, 33135, 33133, 33145, 33127, 33138, 33144, 33150, 18 total

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