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Anderson, IN vs Pensacola, FL

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- Pensacola spends 17.5% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Pensacola than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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