2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lima, OH vs Plant City, FL

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Highlights
- Plant City spends 16.7% less per student than Lima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Plant City than in Lima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plant City had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lima
 Lima, OHPlant City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,493  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor464  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lima    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

This is the most depressed city I have ever been in. It is a ghetto town and is very sad. The mall has nothing to offer and many retailers have moved out. Their style  More

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Over 16 years ago

Want to know what the best thing is about Lima? Nothing! Most places have at least a few things that make them unique and appealing. Not Lima; as a matter of fact, I am  More

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Over 17 years ago

I grew up around Dayton/ Lima area. We are seriously thinking of moving someplace warmer - south east. We have lived here because this is where our family if from. We  More

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Reviews for Plant City    7 Reviews

Plant City used to be known primarily as a farming community with not much else going on. Now its beginning to grow out of that stigma, and lately has been having new  More

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Outside of the weather, which in MISERABLE with heat and humidity, PC is a quaint rural town who wants to remain quaint and rural. 25 years ago all Plant City had, was  More

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When it comes to weather and comfort, Plant City is in a word God-awful, unless you have a high tolerance for heat and humidity. Though nearby Tampa/St. Pete may be in  More

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