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Leesburg, FL vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto spends 42.6% more per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% higher in Modesto than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Modesto had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg
 Leesburg, FLModesto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,190  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,724$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock467624573
 Students per Counselor472  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Leesburg    4 Reviews

My city sits between Lakes Harris and Griffin as part of the St. John's river system it helped the city grow.Now we rest between the two top growing communitys in  More

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Due to poor wages for the working class most people have to work two jobs this includes both husband and wife therefore children lack supervision so the crime rate is  More

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Nice little town surrounded by lakes. Great if you are retired as the majority of the population is 60+. This is largely driven by The Villages (largest retirement  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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