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Shalimar, FL vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 206.6% more per student than Shalimar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% lower in Washington than in Shalimar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shalimar
 Shalimar, FLWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,180  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Shalimar    1 Reviews

Over 11 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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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