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Lakeland, FL vs Greenacres, FL

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Highlights
- Greenacres spends 18.5% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Greenacres than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenacres had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLGreenacres, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Greenacres    2 Reviews

I have lived in FL pretty much my entire life. I moved to CA in 96' and came back to FL in 04' to go to school. Sadly, it has been getting steadily worse here by the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I wanted to choose several categories but was limited to just one. The gang activity here is the highest in the country. The cost of living is extremely high. You  More

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