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Cape Girardeau, MO vs Venice, FL

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Highlights
- Venice spends 16.5% more per student than Cape Girardeau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Venice than in Cape Girardeau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Venice had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Girardeau
 Cape Girardeau, MOVenice, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 13 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Reviews for Venice    16 Reviews

I've have lived in Venice for 16 years. It has a large retirement population. It is a great place to live because of low traffic, low crime rate, relaxed atmosphere,  More

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Over 6 years ago

You gotta remember the reasons you move here. If not forced to, like having to take a job, you'll love it. But do your homework, the avg. age is 60+, so keep that in  More

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I love Venice! I made several visits before calling Venice home and I do not regret it one bit. The locals here are very kind. There is plenty to do (I am not of  More

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