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Kissimmee, FL vs Gainesville, FL

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 11.1% more per student than Kissimmee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Gainesville than in Kissimmee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kissimmee

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 Kissimmee, FLGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,416$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,872$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,422$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.1218.1916.23
 Students per Librarian13174044573
 Students per Counselor454501530
 Grade School Educ.7.7%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.1%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.3%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%5.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Kissimmee    17 Reviews

I know that in Kissimmee, Florida they have a small sign (do not turn on red) on the right side of a two lane turn right only at the intersection Osceola Parkway and  More

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Over 12 years ago

My family and I currently live in aurora co. We are thinking of moving to Fl. early summer of 2013. We are looking at the Tampa area and Kissimmee area. We have been to  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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ZIPS IN KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
34744 34741 34746
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total

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