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Punta Gorda, FL vs Lake Havasu City, AZ

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- Lake Havasu City spends 20.5% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Lake Havasu City than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Havasu City had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLLake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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