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Port Lavaca, TX vs Vero Beach, FL

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- Vero Beach spends 19.2% less per student than Port Lavaca.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Vero Beach than in Port Lavaca. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vero Beach had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Lavaca
 Port Lavaca, TXVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,022$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor465  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Port Lavaca    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Port Lavaca is an amazing place. We have our problems but the city is a cultural heritage location for Eastern European Immigrants. Especially Hungary and Czech  More

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Ground Zero for flesh eating bacteria. You cant eat the fish. A guy died just 17 miles South because the bacteria got into his intestines. Pass this place  More

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(1) I lived there 2 years. Here's what they don't tell you. This town leads the State of Texas for flesh eating bacteria. Dont touch the water! There is no beach other  More

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Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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