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Sunnyvale, CA vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 36.3% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Fort Lauderdale than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale

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 Sunnyvale, CAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,401$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,804$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5919.1916.23
 Students per Librarian65287214573
 Students per Counselor646366530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.9%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.5%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA
94087 94086 94085 94089
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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