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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Key Largo, FL

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- Key Largo spends 78.3% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% lower in Key Largo than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Key Largo had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLKey Largo, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22134573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 11 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 Key Largo    3 Reviews

Home for Sale 1012 Dove Road Key Largo Florida 33037 Sunny warm Key  More

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Over 20 years ago

The very low crime rate makes it very desirable for us to raise our family. The library has great story hours and lots of children's books, and an easy computerized  More

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Over 20 years ago

My husband and I are one of the few people who moved to the Keys because of the job, not because of the Keys themselves. We are unable to live in our own place because  More

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