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Tallahassee, FL vs Fayetteville, NC

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Highlights
- Fayetteville spends 9.5% less per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Fayetteville than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fayetteville had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee

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 Tallahassee, FLFayetteville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,178$10,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439$9,614$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,370$6,015$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1314.1416.23
 Students per Librarian9185574573
 Students per Counselor527307530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%5.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%29.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%27.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total
ZIPS IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28314 28306 28304 28311 28303 28301 28307 28310 28305

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