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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Spartanburg, SC

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- Spartanburg spends 24.0% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Spartanburg than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spartanburg had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale
 Fort Lauderdale, FLSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,538$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,677$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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