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Port Richey, FL vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 9.5% more per student than Port Richey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Fort Myers than in Port Richey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Richey

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 Port Richey, FLFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,539$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896$9,527$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,221$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2218.8116.23
 Students per Librarian4057928704573
 Students per Counselor443557530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%7.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.8%85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%16.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Port Richey    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

It's Florida, so yeah, it's hot. Way too hot. Why is this place populated? Keep an extra pair of clothes in your car because by the time you get there from your front  More

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Port Richey is only 2.7 square miles, so the majority of us who have a Port Richey address don't actually live in PR. I have been hear over a year now and still don't  More

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Over 14 years ago

The area has become very run down in the last few years. Many properties are empty, house prices falling. Crime and drugs are on the rise. Not the best of places to  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

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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33905 33916 33901 33966

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