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Florence, AL vs Kent, WA

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Highlights
- Kent spends 76.7% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Kent than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kent had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ALKent, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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