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Parkland, FL vs Lake Elsinore, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Elsinore spends 30.5% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Lake Elsinore than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Elsinore had 14.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLLake Elsinore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Lake Elsinore    10 Reviews

The new comfort index for Lake Elsinore is 78. I lived in Lake Elsinore for 10 years, and there are usually 100+ days that the temperature is over 90, and several weeks  More

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8/23/2013 To someone thinking of moving to Lake Elsinore I really want to write this to you because I was in you position a year and a half ago. I was living in Delmar  More

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Over 16 years ago

How is the area near the Ortegas? I see a lot of families. Is this a good place for kids and  More

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