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Altoona, PA vs Cocoa, FL

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Highlights
- Cocoa spends 37.8% less per student than Altoona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% higher in Cocoa than in Altoona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cocoa had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Altoona
 Altoona, PACocoa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor311  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Altoona    11 Reviews

Sun rises and sets over 2000+ ft. mountains, which does seem to shorten your summer days. It gets hot and humid in the summer, with not a lot of wind or airflow,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Though the climate in Altoona is cold in the Winter, it does often get less snow than Western Pennsylvania because of the Allegheny Front mountain range just to the west  More

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I grew up in Hollidaysburg near Altoona. The city has had its ups and downs throughout the years but all in all I think that central PA has the most beautiful scenery  More

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Reviews for Cocoa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Cocoa benefits = super low property taxes, very little hurricane damage in last 40 years, grow anything (we grow 40% of what we eat in a regular neighborhood lot) 17  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have lived in cocoa FL for 7yrs and rockledge before cocoa for 20yrs,we now live in cocoa,it's a very dirty town has nothing to offer,the crime yet unreported  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to  More

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