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Lakeland, FL vs Commerce, TX

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Highlights
- Commerce spends 6.8% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Commerce than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Commerce had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLCommerce, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,732$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,152$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10884573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Commerce    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Commerce Texas is a community that is shriveling. The town has a branch of the A&M system here and should be thriving. I have only been here 1 year, and listening to  More

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Being a college town, there are people that will take advantage of new comers to town, Before renting an apartment or house, check with the commerce housing authority,  More

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