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Richardson, TX vs Fort Meade, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Meade spends 16.6% less per student than Richardson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Fort Meade than in Richardson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Meade had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richardson
 Richardson, TXFort Meade, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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Reviews for Fort Meade    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Fort Meade most of my life, the town is a very small town, and it is nice to live in this area. It's not that far from either Coast, and there is decent  More

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Over 17 years ago

Fort meade is a great town. I've lived here my entire life. There is not much crime. I would encourage persons to live here. It has a great community, and people are  More

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