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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 51.3% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Harrisburg than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale

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 Fort Lauderdale, FLHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1915.8416.23
 Students per Librarian72110044573
 Students per Counselor366390530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.6%1.5%

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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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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