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Boca Raton, FL vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 33.9% more per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in Los Angeles than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLLos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 13 years ago

Health Care is  More

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Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 5 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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