2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs Longwood, FL

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Highlights
- Longwood spends 21.4% less per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Longwood than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longwood had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCLongwood, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,272$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock66734573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Longwood    9 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There is no doubt that Longwood is a family-friendly community. There are lots of nice neighborhoods and it feels quite safe here. There is always something to do with  More

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Over 13 years ago

Hello all,my husband & I are considering moving to Longwood FL from Mass in the spring 2013.I have done a good amount of research on the area but still have a couple of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Longwood is in zone 9 for those who love to garden. winters are mild but do have two to four days of temperature hovering around 28 to 32 degrees in the months of  More

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