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Lawrence, MA vs Poinciana, FL

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Highlights
- Poinciana spends 45.7% less per student than Lawrence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.8% higher in Poinciana than in Lawrence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poinciana had 20.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lawrence
 Lawrence, MAPoinciana, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lawrence    1 Reviews

Natives of the Boston area tend to be a bit provincial and quick to judge people by where they live. Lawrence has had some down years. It lacks the sterling reputation  More

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Reviews for Poinciana    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Wow. I visited Poinciana last week and was very impressed. It's still growing, many houses for rent/sale there. If you're looking for a ritzy place to live without the  More

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I like my place in Poinciana quite a bit, it's pretty far removed, but had I known that the traffic in and out was so horrendous I would have kept looking elsewhere for  More

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