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Miami, FL vs Summit, NJ

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- Summit spends 97.5% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.5% lower in Summit than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 20.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLSummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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