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Altamonte Springs, FL vs Miami, FL

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- Miami spends 19.4% more per student than Altamonte Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Miami than in Altamonte Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 16.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altamonte Springs
 Altamonte Springs, FLMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Altamonte Springs    9 Reviews

Over 10 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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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