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Pensacola, FL vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 66.1% more per student than Pensacola.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.1% higher in Alameda than in Pensacola. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pensacola
 Pensacola, FLAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,326  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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