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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Waukesha, WI

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Highlights
- Waukesha spends 26.2% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Waukesha than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale

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 Fort Lauderdale, FLWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$12,133$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1915.5116.23
 Students per Librarian7217264573
 Students per Counselor366501530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%41.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.0%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 Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306
ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189

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