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Miami, FL vs Lake Zurich, IL

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- Lake Zurich spends 106.4% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% lower in Lake Zurich than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Zurich had 22.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLLake Zurich, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Lake Zurich    6 Reviews

The suburb provides convenient access to the Chicago Metro features, as well as the comfort of a small bedroom  More

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LZ downtown revitalization is at a standstill...with townhomes built and not selling..plus our gateway building may never be built due to disagreements on funding by the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lake Zurich is in the midst of a retro revitalization. They have moved the major highway out from downtown and are building condos, shops and apartments. This by  More

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