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Sarasota, FL vs Mount Dora, FL

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- Mount Dora spends 26.7% less per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Mount Dora than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Dora had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLMount Dora, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14334573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%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 Mount Dora    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The town is absolutely amazing. Festivals galore, amazing places to eat, a beautiful historic downtown and it's all nestled on a pristinely beautiful chain of lakes.  More

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Over 11 years ago

Mount Dora, FL is one of the best places to live in America. It's not just our opinion, Mount Dora was recently voted as a top 100 place to live! Mount Dora features  More

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Mount Dora, Florida is an active community for retirees. Amid the hills, it appears to be a New England village or a thriving midwestern town. It has a wonderfully  More

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