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Coral Gables, FL vs Opelika, AL

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- Opelika spends 4.1% more per student than Coral Gables.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Opelika than in Coral Gables. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelika had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Coral Gables
 Coral Gables, FLOpelika, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews
Robert  · Miami, FL
Expensive
Over 9 years ago

Housing is too  More

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Guillermo · Miami, FL
A place for the better educated in Florida.
Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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J. · Miami, FL
People Like Working Where They Like Living.
Over 17 years ago

As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  More

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Reviews for Opelika    1 Reviews
Michelle · Opelika, AL
Life in Opelika
Over 9 years ago

Traffic is terrible...To many restaurants and banks..Nothing to do ..we need a theme park or somewhere to go and ride rides and enjoy family ..Cut out city  More

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