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Wellington, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 9.9% less per student than Wellington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Wellington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wellington

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 Wellington, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,018$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,960$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3819.1916.23
 Students per Librarian7457214573
 Students per Counselor433366530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.1%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.4%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Wellington    12 Reviews

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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Over 13 years ago

The weather is  More

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Over 13 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  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 WELLINGTON, FLORIDA
33414 33449
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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