2025 Compare Cities Education:
Parkland, FL vs Prospect, KY

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Highlights
- Prospect spends 33.2% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.1% lower in Prospect than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prospect had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLProspect, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.0%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 Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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