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Oakland Park, FL vs Gainesville, FL

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 1.3% less per student than Oakland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Gainesville than in Oakland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakland Park

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 Oakland Park, FLGainesville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$11,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$10,094$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$5,555$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1918.1916.23
 Students per Librarian7214044573
 Students per Counselor366501530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%15.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%49.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%5.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Over 15 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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ZIPS IN OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA
33309 33334
ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total

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