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Coral Gables, FL vs Plantation, FL

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- Plantation spends 1.0% less per student than Coral Gables.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Plantation than in Coral Gables. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Coral Gables
 Coral Gables, FLPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Housing is too  More

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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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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 Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 12 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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