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Buford, GA vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 3.8% less per student than Buford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Buford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 19.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buford

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 Buford, GAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,190$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,621$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9519.1916.23
 Students per Librarian8077214573
 Students per Counselor461366530
 Grade School Educ.13.4%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.74.8%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.7%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 9 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN BUFORD, GEORGIA
30519
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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