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Flint, MI vs Lake Wales, FL

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Highlights
- Lake Wales spends 10.2% less per student than Flint.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% lower in Lake Wales than in Flint. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Wales had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Flint
 Flint, MILake Wales, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,702  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Flint    27 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Denzel Washington says if you don't listen to the news, you are uninformed, if you listen to the news you are misinformed. There is a lot of bad press about Flint, and  More

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Why anyone would want to live in Flint is a mystery to me. I suspect the main reason for the below average cost of living is the water problem. Because of this housing  More

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Flint has a lot of pros and cons The pros; The University of Michigan has it's medical campus, law, economic, science and historical campus here. Ann arbor has the  More

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Reviews for Lake Wales    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Lake Wales, Florida for almost 8 years. Most of the people are very nice, but it can be very difficult to find a decent job there. The weather is pretty  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lake Wales, Fl has great weather year round. Although summers can be quite hot, most of the year is very enjoyable and  More

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