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Ferndale, MI vs Miami, FL

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- Miami spends 22.1% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Miami than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 17.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, MIMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Ferndale is the heart and soul of the Michigan LGBT community. The pricing on this site is off though-- a studio is $700+ here. A one bedroom is $950+. This is without  More

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I have lived in Ferndale for 20 years. I grew up in the 60's on the East Side of Detroit. I was on the Assessing Review Board and Ferndale's Beautification Commission  More

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Over 14 years ago

Ferndale is a great walking town a short distance from Detroit. Lots of shops and restaurants within a mile of each other. It's also a very progressive community with  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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