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Folsom, CA vs Winter Haven, FL

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Highlights
- Winter Haven spends 27.9% less per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% lower in Winter Haven than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winter Haven had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CAWinter Haven, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Winter Haven    9 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here 4 years ago from Sarasota FL., because it seemed quiet, calmer, less expensive, and a reasonable distance back to SRQ, Tampa, and Orlando. What a mistake!  More

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Definitely NOT a fan. My son moved me here without checking the rental home or neighborhood. WOW, we're we in for a surprise. It's total ghetto. I would NEVER  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in Bartow, right down the road from WH for many years. This is not a metropolitan area. It is middle class, bedroom community. It will take you less than an hour  More

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