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Elmira, NY vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 50.7% less per student than Elmira.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Punta Gorda than in Elmira. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 19.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmira
 Elmira, NYPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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