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Parkland, FL vs Amherst, NY

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Highlights
- Amherst spends 99.7% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.5% lower in Amherst than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLAmherst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 12 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 18 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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