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Poinciana, FL vs Hernando, FL

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Highlights
- Hernando spends 4.1% less per student than Poinciana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Hernando than in Poinciana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hernando had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poinciana
 Poinciana, FLHernando, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,532$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,500$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7854573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Poinciana    2 Reviews

Over 19 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 Hernando    1 Reviews

We moved to Hernando Florida ( in citrus county) from Massachusetts in September 2018. We LOVE this area. Beautiful houses, land and weather. Escape the hustle and  More

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