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Fresno, CA vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 30.6% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Pensacola than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 17.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CAPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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