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New Smyrna Beach, FL vs Alameda, CA

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- Alameda spends 67.5% more per student than New Smyrna Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% higher in Alameda than in New Smyrna Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Smyrna Beach
 New Smyrna Beach, FLAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for New Smyrna Beach    7 Reviews

I am originally from CT. I moved to Estero ( near Naples, FL) in 2002. It was nice but there was barely any cool weather in the Winter. I was 40 when I moved there and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Houses are more here because of the coastline (beechside very expensive). Inlanf Florida offers better deals and lower  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and i are relocating the the east central coast of Florida very soon, most likely somewhere between Port Orange and Vero Beach. I just find it incredible that  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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