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Islamorada, FL vs Marathon, FL

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- Marathon spends 0.0% less per student than Islamorada.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Marathon than in Islamorada. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marathon had 7.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Islamorada
 Islamorada, FLMarathon, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,706  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22134573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Islamorada    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Islamorada is a unique and beautiful 4-island community in the Florida Keys. It has great boating and fishing opportunities and some great local restaurants. It has a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great weather, friendly people. Great place to visit and live. Work is work wherever you live, so remember that if you live here you are not on vacation 24/7 like all  More

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Over 20 years ago

I have lived here 27 years and seen our lovely Islands become corporatized into condo haven. It is a lovely place, but it is changing so that the average person finds  More

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Reviews for Marathon    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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