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Clewiston, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 18.7% more per student than Clewiston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.5% lower in Punta Gorda than in Clewiston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 34.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clewiston
 Clewiston, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,016  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor956  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Clewiston    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I grew up in this small town, and I got out as quickly as possible. It is extremely cliquey, and people are rude. If you're from the "right" family, you'll be fine, but  More

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Over 12 years ago

I will never decide to take the scenic route again to Miami by going through this place. I guess because I was on my way to Miami to represent a client for court the  More

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Over 14 years ago

If something is not done with offenders in Hendry County we will be higher in crime. Offenders need to be punished harshly. We are experiencing a higher population of  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 9 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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