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Monroe, CT vs Coral Gables, FL

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- Coral Gables spends 48.5% less per student than Monroe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% higher in Coral Gables than in Monroe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coral Gables had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Monroe
 Monroe, CTCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Monroe is an old Fairfield County village, considered the "boonies" as late as 1978, that has grown into a medium size town. The influx of transients- mostly corporate  More

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Over 16 years ago

Monroe is lacking the usual New England charm that many surrounding towns have. While parts of the Town are pretty, there are many run down shacks and unpleasant  More

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Over 16 years ago

Half the town's government is made up of school teaches, so naturally, 90% of the budget goes to them. Property taxes are typically $8000.00, and then you add personal  More

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Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  More

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