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Shalimar, FL vs Plantation, FL

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Highlights
- Plantation spends 18.7% more per student than Shalimar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Plantation than in Shalimar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shalimar
 Shalimar, FLPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,180  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Shalimar    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Love it. Both my wife and I are originally from California bur we have been living in Shalimar for 38 years. Shalimar is minutes away from some of the best beaches in  More

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Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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