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Dana Point, CA vs Miami Beach, FL

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- Miami Beach spends 22.5% less per student than Dana Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Miami Beach than in Dana Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami Beach had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dana Point
 Dana Point, CAMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Dana Point    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Climate is one of the world's  More

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Nice place to live. Mediterranean climate. Too many people, high cost of living, California taxes high. Ocean is  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are in the California Riviera...but there's a price! This is a great place to  More

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Reviews for Miami Beach    15 Reviews

I like it cause its walkable. Bert in general doesn't know much and the biggest problem in Miami Beach is rising oceans. Just Google that. Its a nice place to visit  More

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Over 9 years ago

Great place to live, eat and spend holidays with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Life here are extremely expensive, I lived here 1 year ago, and this's my opinion, bad things, the parking are the worst in Miami Area, there are no space, a lot of  More

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