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Kings Park, NY vs Lake Placid, FL

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- Lake Placid spends 64.9% less per student than Kings Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.6% higher in Lake Placid than in Kings Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Placid had 25.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kings Park
 Kings Park, NYLake Placid, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,595$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6804573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Kings Park    2 Reviews

We moved here 3 years ago due to my husband's job. We have been renting during the time we have lived here. Affordable housing is very hard to find here for us and the  More

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All of Long Island costs to much. It becomes elitist evn if it did not want to. It is isolationist and suburban. It is  More

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Reviews for Lake Placid    4 Reviews

So, I bought a house in Lake Placid about 7 months ago and so far I love it. Real Estate is very reasonable and plenty of properties to pick from. Seems like prices  More

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Your site states it is not a good time to buy a home in Lake Placid because home prices are down. Wouldn't that be the perfect time to  More

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Over 11 years ago

South Florida definitely has the best weather but that comes with a price. I'm retiring to the wide open spaces of Lake Placid. Cost of living is lower and home prices,  More

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