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Altamonte Springs, FL vs Raleigh, NC

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- Raleigh spends 17.2% more per student than Altamonte Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Raleigh than in Altamonte Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altamonte Springs
 Altamonte Springs, FLRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Altamonte Springs    9 Reviews

Over 9 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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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