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Kirkland, WA vs Auburndale, FL

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Highlights
- Auburndale spends 45.3% less per student than Kirkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Auburndale than in Kirkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburndale had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkland
 Kirkland, WAAuburndale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 15 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Auburndale    2 Reviews

I have offices in Orlando and Tampa Bay and was looking for a community in between that was easy access to I4 to commute. Auburndale, FL was the perfect fit! You can  More

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Over 12 years ago

Auburndale has a wonderfully mild winter climate and is only 35 miles from the Disney Resorts where we have annual passes and really enjoy them! There are many lakes  More

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