2025 Compare Cities Education:
Princeton, NJ vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 45.7% less per student than Princeton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% higher in Sarasota than in Princeton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Princeton
 Princeton, NJSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Princeton    5 Reviews

Many cities have colleges in them, but Princeton's character and quality of life are very deeply influenced by having such an outstanding school contributing to all  More

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Over 16 years ago

police are very quick to respond and resolve crime problems. very safe place to live. when you feel safe, all other issues are  More

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You'll never lose on a real estate investment in Princeton. It has that cache that people always desire. McCarter Theatre, University concerts, fine dining, great  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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