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Lakeland, FL vs Wauchula, FL

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- Wauchula spends 9.3% less per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Wauchula than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wauchula had 18.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLWauchula, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,957$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,224$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6184573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%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 Wauchula    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Hardee County consisting of Wauchula, Zolfo Springs, Bowling Green and Ona have some of the nicest and caring people of any other county!! The surrounding area is  More

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I used to live here. Wauchula is the worst place God created. If the universe has an anal sphincter, this is where it’s located. Avoid living or working in this place  More

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I used to live here. Wauchula is the worst place God created. If the universe has an anal sphincter, this is where it’s located. Avoid living or working in this place  More

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