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Melbourne, FL vs Fort Myers Shores, FL

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- Fort Myers Shores spends 7.7% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Fort Myers Shores than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers Shores had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLFort Myers Shores, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Fort Myers Shores    1 Reviews

I've been hearing some unpleasant stories about investing in Lehigh acres, once and for all I'd like to hear straight from the horse's mouth. Will it be good for me to  More

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