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Plantation, FL vs Oakland Park, FL

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- Oakland Park spends 0.0% less per student than Plantation.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Oakland Park than in Plantation. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland Park had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plantation
 Plantation, FLOakland Park, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews
Gail · Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL
Do your homework or just avoid
Over 5 years ago

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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Janet · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Cost of Living
Over 13 years ago

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

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Elvin · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Recreational
Over 14 years ago

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

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Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews
Dave · Oakland Park, FL
Diverse Oakland Park
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Alicia · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Quality of Life
Over 17 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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