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Miami, FL vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 50.2% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Berkeley than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 21.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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