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Ridgefield Park, NJ vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 52.3% less per student than Ridgefield Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% higher in Punta Gorda than in Ridgefield Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgefield Park
 Ridgefield Park, NJPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor304  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgefield Park    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

if you want the luxury of having everything at your finger tips it's going to cost you more. Everything is expensive but the variety is uncommon.  More

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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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