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Sarasota, FL vs Mims, FL

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Highlights
- Mims spends 20.4% less per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Mims than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mims had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLMims, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Mims    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Mims for 4 years. It takes getting used to. I loved the fact that there wasn't much for traffic, compared to Central Fl. My teenage daughter learned to drive  More

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Over 18 years ago

Mims is a relatively small town, attached to Titusville FL. The small town is nice if you want to get away from the hustle of Central Florida, but there isn't too much  More

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Over 19 years ago

Mims is semi rural...we love that about it. However, summers, (April-Nov), are too hot and humid in our opinion. Maybe it's just that it goes on too long! It's  More

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