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Lehigh Acres, FL vs Leesburg, FL

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- Leesburg spends 14.6% less per student than Lehigh Acres.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Leesburg than in Lehigh Acres. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leesburg had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lehigh Acres
 Lehigh Acres, FLLeesburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14334573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lehigh Acres    11 Reviews

I grew up in Lehigh and liked it better then now it has too many people. The crime is worse now with the growth in population. I miss my small town that no one seemed  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love the hometown feel. They have a great VFW and American Legion to socialize. Great Climate the cost of living is much cheaper than Cape Coral . You are close to  More

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Michael · 

I have lived in Lehigh Acres for most of my life. Throughout the years I've been living there, I've been physically attacked in the schools (growing up), physically  More

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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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