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Palatka, FL vs Leesburg, FL

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Highlights
- Leesburg spends 8.4% less per student than Palatka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Leesburg than in Palatka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leesburg had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatka

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 Palatka, FLLeesburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,758$9,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,170$9,190$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,501$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3917.1116.23
 Students per Librarian85214334573
 Students per Counselor393472530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.81.4%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%26.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.0%14.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.0%3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Palatka    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have a lovely home on the outskirts of NW Palatka Bannerville area about 15 minutes from publix. Our well water (from the aquafier) is fabulous and the last time I  More

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Over 18 years ago

Palatka is growing and will likely grow more in the near future. Although prices have escalated, housing is still less expensive than St. Augustine. Many people will  More

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Reviews for Leesburg    4 Reviews

My city sits between Lakes Harris and Griffin as part of the St. John's river system it helped the city grow.Now we rest between the two top growing communitys in  More

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Due to poor wages for the working class most people have to work two jobs this includes both husband and wife therefore children lack supervision so the crime rate is  More

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Nice little town surrounded by lakes. Great if you are retired as the majority of the population is 60+. This is largely driven by The Villages (largest retirement  More

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