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Okeechobee, FL vs Hollywood, FL

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- Hollywood spends 21.2% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Hollywood than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hollywood had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee
 Okeechobee, FLHollywood, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 16 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 17 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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Reviews for Hollywood    20 Reviews

Sigh...Hollywood, Florida. The city where dreams are broken. Hence the name of the 'mean street' Hollywood Boulevard of Broken Dreams. I say 'broken dreams' not just  More

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Hollywood has and is continuosly changing and growing since most of the reviews on this site, most of the reviews are many years old! Hollywood is BOOMING!! Great place  More

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Over 8 years ago

The city of Hollywood is too crowded. A lot of Spanish speakers who do not conform to city coding. Do not speak English. Do not integrate to US qualities. Trucks and  More

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