2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oldsmar, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Punta Gorda spends 2.2% more per student than Oldsmar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% higher in Punta Gorda than in Oldsmar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oldsmar
 Oldsmar, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,625$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164$10,619$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,090$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8917.8616.23
 Students per Librarian8216834573
 Students per Counselor404443530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.4%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.6%38.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.6%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Oldsmar    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved from pa 2 years ago. I picked Oldsmar off map because I wanted to be close to beach and get to Tampa for my job. What a pick... if I turn to right I can be at  More

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Over 16 years ago

Has exploded over the last 4 years. Beautiful parks. Abundant shopping. Close to airports and the beaches. I highly reccomend  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 7 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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