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Minneapolis, MN vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 39.3% less per student than Minneapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Minneapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Minneapolis

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 Minneapolis, MNFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,300$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,461$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0719.1916.23
 Students per Librarian7537214573
 Students per Counselor533366530
 Grade School Educ.5.2%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
55407, 55406, 55414, 55408, 55411, 55418, 55404, 55419, 55417, 55412, 21 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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