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Lake City, FL vs Seminole, FL

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- Seminole spends 20.9% more per student than Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Seminole than in Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seminole had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake City
 Lake City, FLSeminole, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,204  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%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.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Seminole    7 Reviews

I've lived in Seminole for almost 6 years now. It's a cute small little town that is part of the Tampa/St. Pete area. The Tampa Bay/St. Pete area is quite beautiful  More

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Over 15 years ago

Florida is a great  More

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I've only been in seminole for less than a week, and I've spent two days at the SPC library in Seminole. First day someone stole my day planner. The next day someone  More

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