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Hoover, AL vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Florence spends 13.9% less per student than Hoover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Florence than in Hoover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoover
 Hoover, ALFlorence, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5864573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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