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Pascagoula, MS vs Lake Placid, FL

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- Lake Placid spends 9.3% less per student than Pascagoula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.7% higher in Lake Placid than in Pascagoula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Placid had 18.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pascagoula
 Pascagoula, MSLake Placid, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,595$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,559  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6804573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Pascagoula    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Not a place to raise a family. This place is butt ugly~ everything about it. The abandoned shops look as bad as the litter the city doesn't pick up, the way the  More

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Over 20 years ago

pascagoula is a good place to raise children not to mention that these houses here are  More

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Reviews for Lake Placid    4 Reviews

So, I bought a house in Lake Placid about 7 months ago and so far I love it. Real Estate is very reasonable and plenty of properties to pick from. Seems like prices  More

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Your site states it is not a good time to buy a home in Lake Placid because home prices are down. Wouldn't that be the perfect time to  More

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Over 11 years ago

South Florida definitely has the best weather but that comes with a price. I'm retiring to the wide open spaces of Lake Placid. Cost of living is lower and home prices,  More

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