2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gulf Shores, AL vs Minneola, FL

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Highlights
- Minneola spends 24.1% less per student than Gulf Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Minneola than in Gulf Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minneola had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gulf Shores
 Gulf Shores, ALMinneola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14334573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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Reviews for Minneola    2 Reviews

We love Minneola. We moved here from Colorado 4 years ago during the pandemic. It was more affordable then. Houses were in the mid $300s. Now they are mid $500s or  More

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Minneola is one of only a few areas in Florida that has rolling hills and land up to and over 300 feet above sea level. The trees are mostly oak and does not reflect  More

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