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East Meadow, NY vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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- Fort Lauderdale spends 62.6% less per student than East Meadow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.1% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in East Meadow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to East Meadow
 East Meadow, NYFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for East Meadow    4 Reviews

Ok too much to take in... But I've been doing so much research lately and so far Mooresville seems like a good place to live ... I'll be looking soon and coming from  More

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Over 12 years ago

Nassau County is a beautiful place to live if you can afford it. Most of the schools are adequate. The county is becoming more multicultural, but, jobs are very hard to  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living is ridiculously  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 10 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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