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Oxford, MI vs Melbourne, FL

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- Melbourne spends 29.5% less per student than Oxford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Melbourne than in Oxford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oxford
 Oxford, MIMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oxford    4 Reviews

Oxford's downtown rivals that of Rochester, Plymouth and other area, small, "quaint" downtowns. The village is managed efficiently by a group of caring, hard-working  More

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Over 19 years ago

A lot of petty bickering between Village and Township. If you own a business either one will let you do anything you want. Living in either has it's own benefits,  More

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Over 20 years ago

The Village may have seen a slight decrease in population as new subs are built in the Township. Police service in the Village is maintained by Village residents,the  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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