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Punta Gorda, FL vs Victoria, TX

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- Victoria spends 13.2% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Victoria than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Victoria had 13.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLVictoria, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,309$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,764$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7334573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.9%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.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 9 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 Victoria    8 Reviews

I’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

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Over 5 years ago

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

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Over 14 years ago

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  More

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