2025 Compare Cities Education:
Parkland, FL vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 7.6% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% lower in Charlotte than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 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 11 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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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