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Fort Myers Beach, FL vs Gulf Shores, AL

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Highlights
- Gulf Shores spends 12.5% more per student than Fort Myers Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Gulf Shores than in Fort Myers Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Myers Beach

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 Fort Myers Beach, FLGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,545$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527$10,640$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,654$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8117.7316.23
 Students per Librarian28706014573
 Students per Counselor557388530
 Grade School Educ.1.3%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%34.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.0%9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%2.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Myers Beach    2 Reviews

Live at the southern end of Fort Myers Beach near Lover's Key. The beaches are wide and the water turquoise  More

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Wonderful island town with a laid-back lifestyle and lively politics! Beautiful beach with easy  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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