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Brookings, OR vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Clearwater spends 20.8% less per student than Brookings.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Clearwater than in Brookings. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearwater had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookings
 Brookings, ORClearwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,781  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 5 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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