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Cocoa, FL vs Poplar Bluff, MO

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Highlights
- Poplar Bluff spends 3.2% less per student than Cocoa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Poplar Bluff than in Cocoa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poplar Bluff had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cocoa
 Cocoa, FLPoplar Bluff, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,601$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13764573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Cocoa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Cocoa benefits = super low property taxes, very little hurricane damage in last 40 years, grow anything (we grow 40% of what we eat in a regular neighborhood lot) 17  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have lived in cocoa FL for 7yrs and rockledge before cocoa for 20yrs,we now live in cocoa,it's a very dirty town has nothing to offer,the crime yet unreported  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to  More

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Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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