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Punta Gorda, FL vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale spends 46.8% more per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% higher in Palmdale than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 20.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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