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Lakeland, FL vs Raton, NM

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Highlights
- Raton spends 37.8% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% lower in Raton than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raton had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLRaton, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,135$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14834573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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