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Phoenix, AZ vs Plantation, FL

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Highlights
- Plantation spends 11.0% more per student than Phoenix.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Plantation than in Phoenix. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Phoenix
 Phoenix, AZPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 12 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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