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Melbourne, FL vs Ramona, CA

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Highlights
- Ramona spends 52.7% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% higher in Ramona than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ramona had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLRamona, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Ramona    7 Reviews

Ok, Ramona is a small country town that has its history in Poultry and Cattle. Those days are long gone…….kinda. We still have lots of open spaces between living  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Ramona for 5 years and enjoyed it very much. The nights are quiet, not busy and it feels like you are way out from San Diego. Close to everywhere. The biggest  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice little town needs more stores. Traffic is horrible on weekends. To many horses as the stir around the create a dust bowl It's a dirty  More

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