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Elizabeth, NJ vs Fort Pierce, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Pierce spends 52.2% less per student than Elizabeth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.5% higher in Fort Pierce than in Elizabeth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Pierce had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elizabeth
 Elizabeth, NJFort Pierce, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,181$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,827$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Elizabeth    1 Reviews

One of the best available transportation near metro NYC, Train to NYC, NEWARK, as well as plenty of Cab services to NEWARK Liberty Airport, plus NJ Transit Buses for  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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