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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Jupiter, FL

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- Jupiter spends 11.0% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Jupiter than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jupiter had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLJupiter, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Jupiter    18 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I love Jupiter. I grew up here and love the beaches, the people, and the amazingly underrated Riverbend Park in the Jupiter Farms area. The winters here are beautiful  More

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Having lived in South Florida my entire life I finally stumbled across Jupiter about 10 years ago. We started going to the beach on Marcinski and ultimately knew that  More

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Jupiter enjoys the enviable position of being one of the few spots in Palm Beach County where the beach is not separated from the mainland by a barrier island. It is  More

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