2026 Compare Cities Education:
Crystal River, FL vs Fort Pierce, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Pierce spends 6.2% more per student than Crystal River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Fort Pierce than in Crystal River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Pierce had 14.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crystal River
 Crystal River, FLFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Crystal River    2 Reviews

I really wish we'd moved elsewhere. Crystal River is great for outdoorsy retirees but we're having a really hard time finding satisfactory educational quality for our  More

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Over 19 years ago

what an amazing place they call this area the nature coast of florida and it doen't dissappoint. if you enjoy anything outdoors this area has it to  More

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Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 19 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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