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Sarasota, FL vs Bloomfield, NJ

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Highlights
- Bloomfield spends 96.6% more per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Bloomfield than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bloomfield had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLBloomfield, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for Bloomfield    3 Reviews

Bloomfield is hit right now. With its wonderful schools, proximity to NYC, diversity and progressive vibe, Bloomfield is the ideal place to raise a family or start a  More

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I'm not originally from NJ, and chose Bloomfield after getting a job in Montclair but didn't want to pay Montclair prices for rent. Bloomfield is a cheaper alternative,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Bloomfield is a quiet town that is particularly good for commuters. There are two NJ Transit Train Stations for passengers commuting into Newark and New York Penn  More

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