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Miami, FL vs Valdez, AK

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- Valdez spends 102.0% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.0% lower in Valdez than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valdez had 22.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLValdez, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,195$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Valdez    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Dont move here unless you work for Alyeska. Everything is so expensive, and the closest wal-mart is 6 hours by car. There is tons of stuff to do if you love winter. But  More

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