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Punta Gorda, FL vs Chandler, AZ

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- Chandler spends 11.0% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% higher in Chandler than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chandler had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLChandler, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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