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Fort Pierce, FL vs Ocean City, MD

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- Ocean City spends 108.3% more per student than Fort Pierce.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% lower in Ocean City than in Fort Pierce. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean City had 19.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Pierce
 Fort Pierce, FLOcean City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,295$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,098$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4254573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 18 years ago

Entertainment is  More

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Over 18 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 Ocean City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The town itself if quaint but typically coastal. In high season you will crawl from traffic light to traffic light. Maybe place to be single but don't grow old alone.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Not that bad at all. My family stays here every summer, and we have no problems. The crime rating is only a 10 because the boardwalk gets a lot of petty theft and drunk  More

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Over 12 years ago

Crime here really isnt a 10. The boardwalk gets a lot of drunk people and petty theft during the summer, and that skews the results. Ive stayed here in OC every summer  More

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