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Anderson, IN vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Florence spends 12.6% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Florence than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INFlorence, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5864573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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