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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Cathedral City, CA

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- Cathedral City spends 30.5% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Cathedral City than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cathedral City had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLCathedral City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Cathedral City    3 Reviews

Cathedral City is cheaper than Palm Springs and a few other local cities. It has lovely mountain views. It's a decidely middle-middle class community, especially on  More

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Cathedral City enjoys the lowest crime rate in the entire Coachella  More

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Relatively because it depends on where you came from. We moved here from Denver. There's been one murder here this year. I feel rather safe in this area as far as  More

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