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Lakeland, FL vs Fall River, MA

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Highlights
- Fall River spends 84.9% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Fall River than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 16.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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