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Arcadia, FL vs Bartow, FL

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Highlights
- Bartow spends 2.6% more per student than Arcadia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Bartow than in Arcadia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bartow had 21.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arcadia
 Arcadia, FLBartow, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,154  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor761  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Arcadia    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Arcadia, is one of Florida's hidden little gems. It has a lot of southern charm, amiable residents, and beautiful homes and ranches. There are many fruit and vegetables  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have a house in the Lake Suzy area of Arcadia.The weather is great.The thing I like most about this area is the diversity.From my house I can drive 10 minutes north  More

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My husband and I plant to retire in Tampa, Florida in two years. I have do some research and found out about some of the natural disaster in LTampa, Florida, such as  More

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Reviews for Bartow    4 Reviews

I lived in Bartow for a year and a half before moving to Lakeland. The town seems so oppressed. The housing market is costly–$140,000 is the average price for a brick  More

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The city council in this town need to get a grip on reality and understand that they work for the people who pay their taxes. The city ordinance that prevents property  More

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I find the city ordinance that does not allow homeowners to place small signs in their yards stating essentially "god bless the USA" utterly ridiculous. As a proud  More

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