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Spartanburg, SC vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 20.6% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% higher in Fort Myers than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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