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Colorado Springs, CO vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 6.4% less per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs

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 Colorado Springs, COFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0619.1916.23
 Students per Librarian6217214573
 Students per Counselor274366530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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