2025 Compare Cities Education:
Perry, GA vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 9.2% less per student than Perry.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Fort Myers than in Perry. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Perry
 Perry, GAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Perry    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we moved to Perry, Ga. in October, 2012 and we love it. The sky is clear, the people are friendly, the restaurants and shopping areas are almost empty. We went to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

as far as recreational things: you probably want to travel 15min north to warner robins to go see a movie or go to a nice resturant. we have nice eateries too but if  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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