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Fort Myers Beach, FL vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 8.5% less per student than Fort Myers Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Phoenix than in Fort Myers Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Myers Beach
 Fort Myers Beach, FLPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 2 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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