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Irmo, SC vs Lakeland, FL

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Highlights
- Lakeland spends 36.0% less per student than Irmo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Lakeland than in Irmo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakeland had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Irmo
 Irmo, SCLakeland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Irmo    9 Reviews

I grew up in near Annapolis MD but lived in both Savannah and Atlanta GA for twenty years. Moved to Columbia in 2009 working in IT for SC Dept of Education. Had an  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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