2024 Compare Cities Education:
Opa-locka, FL vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 2.5% less per student than Opa-locka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Fort Myers than in Opa-locka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 27.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Opa-locka
 Opa-locka, FLFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,839$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,809$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9318.8116.23
 Students per Librarian272428704573
 Students per Counselor439557530
 Grade School Educ.19.3%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.67.0%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.8%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.4%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.1.2%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Opa-Locka    1 Reviews

Having run 2 businesses in Opa-Locka for over 20 years, I would highly advise don't be lured by cheap warehouse space. Opa-Locka is 98% Black and extremely violent.   More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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