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Punta Gorda, FL vs North Fort Myers, FL

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- North Fort Myers spends 2.8% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in North Fort Myers than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Fort Myers had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLNorth Fort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 North Fort Myers    2 Reviews

We "escaped" from the S. Ft. Myers area to get away from the crowds. Where live in N. Ft. Myers you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere when the grocery, drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

We used to live here and really liked southern FL. Unfortunately, we wanted to summer back home in New England, and once gone the neighbor on one side looted the place,  More

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