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Seal Beach, CA vs Miami, FL

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- Miami spends 22.5% less per student than Seal Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Miami than in Seal Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 15.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seal Beach
 Seal Beach, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Seal Beach    3 Reviews

Beach towns are notoriously crowded in the summer, but if you can overlook the crowds you will find a small town feeling comforting in Seal Beach. The beach community of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Seal Beach has the best weather of any place I've lived, and I've lived in two coutries, 5 states, and 14 cities or towns. Seal Beach has vitually no air pullution,  More

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My dad and uncle were born and raised in Seal Beach; my grandparents bought their family home back in 1963 (when my dad was 12) for about $50K. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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