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Paramus, NJ vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 52.9% less per student than Paramus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.1% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Paramus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paramus

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 Paramus, NJFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,891$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,557$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4519.1916.23
 Students per Librarian9317214573
 Students per Counselor304366530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.4%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.3%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Paramus    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My siblings and I are products of the Paramus Public School system and I am an attorney, my sister is a doctor and my brother is finishing his MBA. Many of my high  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and it is a fabulous place to live. Community oriented - great schools and great  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
07652
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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