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Philadelphia, PA vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 54.6% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.6% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0419.1916.23
 Students per Librarian23807214573
 Students per Counselor408366530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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