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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- Blowing Rock spends 3.8% less per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% lower in Blowing Rock than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blowing Rock had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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