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Poinciana, FL vs Alton, IL

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Highlights
- Alton spends 26.9% more per student than Poinciana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Alton than in Poinciana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alton had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poinciana

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 Poinciana, FLAlton, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,984$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977$12,569$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,546$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.815.2116.23
 Students per Librarian82358374573
 Students per Counselor4361054530
 Grade School Educ.5.8%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.8%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%28.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.0%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%19.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Poinciana    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Wow. I visited Poinciana last week and was very impressed. It's still growing, many houses for rent/sale there. If you're looking for a ritzy place to live without the  More

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I like my place in Poinciana quite a bit, it's pretty far removed, but had I known that the traffic in and out was so horrendous I would have kept looking elsewhere for  More

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Reviews for Alton    7 Reviews

My wife, daughter, and I moved here from Phoenix Metro March 2022 and have been very happy with our move. The people have been great, having four seasons is great, and  More

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Over 1 years ago

Not sure why such low reviews. I moved here from St. Louis. Crime in Alton is NOTHING compared to that. Maybe 1 or 2 homicides a year and those are generally people  More

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Over 9 years ago

Unfortunately, Alton has become a run down, poverty stricken area. Jobs are very limited and do not pay well. Unless you plan on commuting to St. Louis for work, you  More

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ZIPS IN POINCIANA, FLORIDA
34758 34759
ZIPS IN ALTON, ILLINOIS
62002

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