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Alford, FL vs St. Cloud, FL

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- St. Cloud spends 43.5% less per student than Alford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.6% higher in St. Cloud than in Alford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Cloud had 27.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alford
 Alford, FLSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,416$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,204  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13174573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.21.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.2.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Alford    1 Reviews

Moved here from Illinois in 2014. There isn't anything to Alford. Doesn't have its own school anymore, and only just recently got its own Care Clinic. But other  More

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Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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