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Melbourne, FL vs Floral City, FL

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Highlights
- Floral City spends 1.7% less per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Floral City than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Floral City had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLFloral City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,532$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,500$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7854573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 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 Floral City    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived here since I moved from Cabot , Pa 23 years ago. This is a very peaceful place to live. Everyone knows everyone else and it has a wonderful small town  More

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Floral City is a very small, quaint town 45 minutes north of Tampa. It is located near the center of a triangle defined by Gainsville, Orlando and Tampa. All the peace &  More

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Over 18 years ago

Recently purchased home in Floral City, FL. So far we are pretty pleased with the town overall. There are a few quirks but certainly better than where we were. Nice  More

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