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Lakeland, FL vs Quitman, GA

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- Quitman spends 32.7% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% lower in Quitman than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Quitman had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLQuitman, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Quitman    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have fond memories of quitman ga. We would visit my grandma during our time off for summer  More

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I lived here my whole life and there is nothing interesting here. Their is also nothing to do unless you like going to the same couple of stores. It is very small and  More

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