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Gulf Shores, AL vs Winter Garden, FL

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- Winter Garden spends 2.2% less per student than Gulf Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Winter Garden than in Gulf Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winter Garden had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gulf Shores
 Gulf Shores, ALWinter Garden, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11484573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 5 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 15 years ago

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

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Reviews for Winter Garden    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great town  More

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Over 18 years ago

Winter Garden has a nice community feel although it's part of the metro Orlando area. The downtown area has several shops and restaurants with a bike trail that leads  More

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Central Florida's quality of life is rapidly deteriorating from what it once was. Growing crime, uncontrolled sprawl, nightmarish traffic, poor public transportation and  More

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