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Miami Lakes, FL vs Lehigh Acres, FL

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- Lehigh Acres spends 2.5% less per student than Miami Lakes.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Lehigh Acres than in Miami Lakes. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lehigh Acres had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami Lakes
 Miami Lakes, FLLehigh Acres, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Miami Lakes    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Miami Lakes is a quiet, friendly community in Northern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The town incorporated in 2000, and became Miami-Dade's 31st municipality. There are 23  More

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Miami Lakes is a great place to raise a family. It is a VERY safe neighborhood. It does not really matter if you leave your window open all night just for fresh air.   More

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Miami Lakes was incorporated in December, 2000, becoming one of 34 municipalities in Miami-Dade County. The community features winding tree-shaded streets, and numerous  More

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Reviews for Lehigh Acres    11 Reviews

I grew up in Lehigh and liked it better then now it has too many people. The crime is worse now with the growth in population. I miss my small town that no one seemed  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love the hometown feel. They have a great VFW and American Legion to socialize. Great Climate the cost of living is much cheaper than Cape Coral . You are close to  More

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Michael · 

I have lived in Lehigh Acres for most of my life. Throughout the years I've been living there, I've been physically attacked in the schools (growing up), physically  More

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