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Fort Walton Beach, FL vs Somerset, KY

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- Somerset spends 14.2% more per student than Fort Walton Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Somerset than in Fort Walton Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Somerset had 14.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Walton Beach
 Fort Walton Beach, FLSomerset, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,180  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,241$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5074573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 17 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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