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Punta Gorda, FL vs Columbus, MS

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- Columbus spends 9.0% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Columbus than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLColumbus, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,722$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5394573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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