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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Dobbs Ferry, NY

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Highlights
- Dobbs Ferry spends 167.5% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% lower in Dobbs Ferry than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dobbs Ferry had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLDobbs Ferry, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$27,367$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1912.7416.23
 Students per Librarian7219324573
 Students per Counselor366315530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%15.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%61.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%28.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%7.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.6%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 9 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 Dobbs Ferry    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Great living here while we are still working. Impractical in retirement unless you are in the top one per  More

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Over 15 years ago

Westchester country of New York state is beautiful, schools are good and people are friendly. But taxes! On my townhouse which is valued at $500k and would sell  More

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