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Mountain Brook, AL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 10.0% less per student than Mountain Brook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Punta Gorda than in Mountain Brook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain Brook
 Mountain Brook, ALPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.86.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain Brook    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Life's good in Mountain Brook! My father was in a hospital for surgery in Birmingham. I got lost and found myself wandering through gorgeous, wooded Montain Brook. Very  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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