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Florence, OR vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 22.1% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Alameda than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ORAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    13 Reviews

I'd like to retire to Florence from Southern California. San Diego is too crowded with dirty water from Mexico. It's also too expensive in coastal California and even  More

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I have concerns about the bear and cougar sitings Has anyone actually been attacked or killed? Should that stop me from moving to  More

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Over 8 years ago

We vacationed here every year for 15 years. Finally we bought a home within walking distance to the ocean three months ago. We love it. There is rain and fog, but the  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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