2025 Compare Cities Education:
Amherst, NY vs Cape Coral, FL

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Highlights
- Cape Coral spends 50.7% less per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.9% higher in Cape Coral than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cape Coral had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NYCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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