2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kettering, OH vs Plant City, FL

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Highlights
- Plant City spends 32.4% less per student than Kettering.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Plant City than in Kettering. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plant City had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kettering
 Kettering, OHPlant City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Kettering    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Kettering for 25 years and, sadly, am strongly considering leaving. It used to be a wonderful place to live, but while shopping is convenient, crime is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Not a bad, small suburb of a mid-sized city(Dayton). Good cultural with a city-owned outdoor performance area that attracts national names on summer tours. Good  More

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Reviews for Plant City    7 Reviews

Plant City used to be known primarily as a farming community with not much else going on. Now its beginning to grow out of that stigma, and lately has been having new  More

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Outside of the weather, which in MISERABLE with heat and humidity, PC is a quaint rural town who wants to remain quaint and rural. 25 years ago all Plant City had, was  More

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When it comes to weather and comfort, Plant City is in a word God-awful, unless you have a high tolerance for heat and humidity. Though nearby Tampa/St. Pete may be in  More

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