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Fort Pierce, FL vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 3.3% more per student than Fort Pierce.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Fort Myers than in Fort Pierce. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Pierce
 Fort Pierce, FLFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 19 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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