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Merritt Island, FL vs Glen Allen, VA

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- Glen Allen spends 20.1% more per student than Merritt Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Glen Allen than in Merritt Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Allen had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Merritt Island
 Merritt Island, FLGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,871$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews
Deborah · Merritt Island, FL
Generally pretty good
Over 11 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Bp · Merritt Island, FL
Florida livng
Over 14 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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sregan7 · Merritt Island, FL
ARCHITECTURE
Over 17 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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Reviews for Glen Allen    6 Reviews
C · Midlothian, VA
City or County, it does not matter. DO NOT brin
Over 10 years ago

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Renee · Glen Allen, VA
Glen Allen
Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Michael · Midlothian, VA
one of the best areas
Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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