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Melbourne, FL vs Perry, GA

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Highlights
- Perry spends 18.6% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Perry than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Perry had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLPerry, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,712$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7204573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Perry    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we moved to Perry, Ga. in October, 2012 and we love it. The sky is clear, the people are friendly, the restaurants and shopping areas are almost empty. We went to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

as far as recreational things: you probably want to travel 15min north to warner robins to go see a movie or go to a nice resturant. we have nice eateries too but if  More

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