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Poinciana, FL vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 8.1% more per student than Poinciana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Punta Gorda than in Poinciana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 14.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poinciana
 Poinciana, FLPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Poinciana    2 Reviews

Over 18 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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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