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Sarasota, FL vs Morgantown, WV

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Highlights
- Morgantown spends 0.2% less per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Morgantown than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Morgantown had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLMorgantown, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,179$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.3%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 Morgantown    16 Reviews

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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Over 13 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  More

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