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Altamonte Springs, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 18.3% more per student than Altamonte Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Altamonte Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altamonte Springs

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 Altamonte Springs, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,912$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,272$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8319.1916.23
 Students per Librarian66737214573
 Students per Counselor517366530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.6%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.1%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Altamonte Springs    9 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have been living here for about 4 months, nice city, traffic is not too bad, unless u get close to Orlando, love the weather, hot but always refreshing air, lots of  More

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The overall crime rate in Altamonte Springs is 20% higher than than the national  More

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Life here, as a retiree, is wonderful -- close to SO MANY Florida attractions -- parks, lakes, shopping galore, and, of course, all of the Disney parks and  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 ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA
32714 32701
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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