2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lake City, FL vs Milton, FL

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Highlights
- Milton spends 10.1% more per student than Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Milton than in Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milton had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake City
 Lake City, FLMilton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,587$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,204  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9864573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 17 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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Reviews for Milton    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

the recent collapse of the housing market has made the situation in the job market very dismal. there are some IT jobs thru clearwire that are new tho. If you think you  More

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My experience as a "newcomer" to the Milton area found welcoming business owners, Pensacola Junior College employees, county employees at many offices, and workers at  More

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Over 20 years ago

Very "born and raised", "born again" town. Not friendly to newcomers. Better if you belong to a Fundamentalist/Evangelical church. Otherwise, acceptance into the  More

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