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Laurel, MS vs North Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- North Fort Myers spends 28.7% more per student than Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% higher in North Fort Myers than in Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Fort Myers had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laurel
 Laurel, MSNorth Fort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,509  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor504  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for North Fort Myers    2 Reviews

We "escaped" from the S. Ft. Myers area to get away from the crowds. Where live in N. Ft. Myers you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere when the grocery, drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

We used to live here and really liked southern FL. Unfortunately, we wanted to summer back home in New England, and once gone the neighbor on one side looted the place,  More

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