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Lake Mary, FL vs Downey, CA

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- Downey spends 75.8% more per student than Lake Mary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Downey than in Lake Mary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Downey had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Mary
 Lake Mary, FLDowney, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Lake Mary    3 Reviews
Bcat · Longwood, FL
Living in Lake Mary is great!
Over 16 years ago

I moved here from PA 11 years ago. I've seen this place grow and for the better. Everything is conveniently located. We have every store and restaurant imaginable,  More

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Halyssa · Lake Mary, FL
Wonderful
Over 19 years ago

A lot of shopping, nice and quiet residential areas, beautiful, great for  More

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Joseph · Lake Mary, FL
Overall, a very nice place to live
Over 20 years ago

Overall, a very nice place to  More

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Reviews for Downey    3 Reviews
Joel · South Gate, CA
Great
Over 11 years ago

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brian · Downey, CA
downey is average
Over 18 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Allen · Downey, CA
Downey,Ca
Over 20 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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