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Lakeland, FL vs Albuquerque, NM

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- Albuquerque spends 17.2% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Albuquerque than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albuquerque had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLAlbuquerque, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,747$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 years ago

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

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Over 8 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 Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 3 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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