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Poplar Bluff, MO vs Fort Myers, FL

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- Fort Myers spends 11.3% more per student than Poplar Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.5% higher in Fort Myers than in Poplar Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poplar Bluff
 Poplar Bluff, MOFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,356  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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