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Pleasant Grove, UT vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Gulf Shores spends 32.0% more per student than Pleasant Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% lower in Gulf Shores than in Pleasant Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasant Grove
 Pleasant Grove, UTGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor556  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasant Grove    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

close to good biking  More

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Pleasant Grove has a small-town feel, but is very near to the large cities of Provo, Orem, and American Fork, with SLC just about 45 min away. It is a lovely, clean town  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the reasons I moved to Pleasant Grove is minimal traffic. There are some tough spots, but mostly little traffic, no traffic jams and almost no  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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