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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Saratoga Springs, NY

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- Saratoga Springs spends 93.7% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% lower in Saratoga Springs than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saratoga Springs had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLSaratoga Springs, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,706$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,993$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7974573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Saratoga Springs    22 Reviews

I grew up in Saratoga and moved out in my late 20’s. I only live about 20 minutes from there now, so I go there sometimes. Downtown Saratoga is very nice. Broadway, the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I came from buffalo New York home of the chicken wings and forgot my phone in the uber the people at the concert were very nice they let me and my friend and I leave and  More

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Saratoga springs is one of the safest cities to live in. You don't really have to worry about getting shot, mugged, assaulted (Those things do happen, but no where near  More

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