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Miami, FL vs Sanford, NC

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- Sanford spends 13.4% less per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% lower in Sanford than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sanford had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLSanford, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,256$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,971$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10704573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews
Jasmine · Yonkers, NY
Great City
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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Mary · Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Filthy extension of Honduras and Guatemala
Over 4 years ago

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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Na · San Antonio, TX
RIP OLD MIAMI, IN MY MEMORY
Over 4 years ago

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 Sanford    1 Reviews
Ami · Sanford, NC
Housing in Sanford, NC
Over 11 years ago

It's pretty affordable and safe place to live. I do not yet have school aged children but I understand the education is not the best here. But it is nice, quiet,  More

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