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St. Augustine, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Punta Gorda spends 11.0% more per student than St. Augustine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Punta Gorda than in St. Augustine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Augustine

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 St. Augustine, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,699$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,780$10,619$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,179$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3417.8616.23
 Students per Librarian5456834573
 Students per Counselor433443530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.6%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for St. Augustine    24 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great area, but in decline due to the number of tristate refugees who are moving here in droves and ruining a once charming area just like they have done in South  More

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Over 3 years ago

Completely overcrowded place to live. It takes 40 min to go 4 miles. Don't live  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's a great place to have a second home. Just remember that it's the oldest city. Beautiful beaches. - Darrell Juvay  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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ZIPS IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
32084
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33950 33955

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