2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cape Coral, FL vs Fort Pierce, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Pierce spends 3.2% less per student than Cape Coral.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Fort Pierce than in Cape Coral. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Pierce had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Coral
 Cape Coral, FLFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 18 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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