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Lakeland, FL vs Bemidji, MN

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- Bemidji spends 66.0% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% lower in Bemidji than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bemidji had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLBemidji, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,233$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4984573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 18 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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