2024 Compare Cities Education:
Miami, FL vs Kirkland, WA

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Highlights
- Kirkland spends 69.5% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Kirkland than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kirkland had 22.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLKirkland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,839$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,809$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9318.5316.23
 Students per Librarian27249894573
 Students per Counselor439455530
 Grade School Educ.11.5%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.2%96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%62.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

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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 Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 13 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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