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Sarasota, FL vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 21.6% more per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.3% higher in San Diego than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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