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Marco Island, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 1.6% less per student than Marco Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Sarasota than in Marco Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marco Island
 Marco Island, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,711  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Marco Island    3 Reviews

We just purchased a home here from San Diego, Ca. Marco island is so refreshing! It is Clean, no trash, people care about their yards and community with impeccable  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved here upon retirement and have been delighted with our new community. With canals crisscrossing the entire island, most homesites are on the water, and we enjoy  More

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I have been coming to Marco Island for the past couple of years to spend the 4th of July with my family in this beautiful city, but never again. From what we learned  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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