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Lakeland, FL vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 61.9% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Alameda than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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