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Lake Mary, FL vs Plantation, FL

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- Plantation spends 18.3% more per student than Lake Mary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Plantation than in Lake Mary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Mary
 Lake Mary, FLPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Lake Mary    3 Reviews
Bcat · Longwood, FL
Living in Lake Mary is great!
Over 15 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 18 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 19 years ago

Overall, a very nice place to  More

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Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews
Gail · Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL
Do your homework or just avoid
Over 4 years ago

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Janet · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Cost of Living
Over 12 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Elvin · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Recreational
Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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