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Big Pine Key, FL vs Fort Meade, FL

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- Fort Meade spends 47.5% less per student than Big Pine Key.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Fort Meade than in Big Pine Key. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Meade had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Pine Key
 Big Pine Key, FLFort Meade, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,706  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Big Pine Key    1 Reviews

I'd lived in Florida (Orlando) most of my life, and thought we had considered all the pros/cons when we chose to semi-retire in remote, rural Big Pine Key, in the  More

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Reviews for Fort Meade    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Fort Meade most of my life, the town is a very small town, and it is nice to live in this area. It's not that far from either Coast, and there is decent  More

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Over 17 years ago

Fort meade is a great town. I've lived here my entire life. There is not much crime. I would encourage persons to live here. It has a great community, and people are  More

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