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Arcadia, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 11.0% more per student than Arcadia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Punta Gorda than in Arcadia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 29.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arcadia
 Arcadia, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,154  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor761  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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