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Sioux Falls, SD vs Punta Gorda, FL

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- Punta Gorda spends 3.3% less per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Punta Gorda than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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