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Melbourne, FL vs Dallas, GA

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 1.5% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Dallas than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLDallas, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,879$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,750$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4654573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Dallas    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

ive lived in Dallas now for 4 years now and I have seen the tremendous growth. Yes it's still Lacks great restaurants but Hiram Georgia is right up the street barium  More

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Over 9 years ago

I can't believe the amount of crime in Dallas/Paulding county these days! There is literally something happening all the time. Murders, shootings, break ins,  More

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Dallas,Georgia is where my husband and I grew up. It used to be a small town where everyone knew everyone, but it has been diluted by outsiders. It grew too fast also. I  More

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