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Port St. Lucie, FL vs Rio Verde, AZ

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- Rio Verde spends 5.5% less per student than Port St. Lucie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Rio Verde than in Port St. Lucie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rio Verde had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port St. Lucie
 Port St. Lucie, FLRio Verde, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 5 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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Reviews for Rio Verde    1 Reviews

Just moved here as “snowbirds” after 3 years of pre-retirement research into where we wanted to be. We considered all the southwestern states then visited a dozen or  More

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