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St. Simons, GA vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 10.4% less per student than St. Simons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Miami than in St. Simons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 17.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Simons
 St. Simons, GAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,217$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496$10,524$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,409$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7218.9316.23
 Students per Librarian48427244573
 Students per Counselor452439530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%9.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.5%79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%12.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%33.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%3.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.1%1.5%
Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 18 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 18 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

This Year

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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