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Sunrise, FL vs Homestead, FL

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Highlights
- Homestead spends 1.0% more per student than Sunrise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Homestead than in Sunrise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Homestead had 17.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunrise
 Sunrise, FLHomestead, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sunrise    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I absolutely love living in Sunrise. I wish that I could stay but the am about to retire and cannot afford to live here on my retirement. It is a great city and very  More

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We will be moving to south Florida sometime shortly after first of 2012. We just can't decide exactly where. We are a couple in our middle 50"s, like to shop, eat &  More

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Over 17 years ago

The climate in Sunrise, Fl is wonderful. We can go swimming before May, usually during Spring Break as long as we don't (yes, as we Florida's call it) get a cold front.  More

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Reviews for Homestead    20 Reviews

I've lived in Homestead for about 12 years, and I can't wait to leave. It's a city full of poor people who can't afford to live in Miami by any stretch of the  More

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Over 8 years ago

It stinks with smelty Smokey air most evenings right in the heart of town. ATC’s run rampant. Police do nothing. Code enforcement is a laughable joke in most cases. You  More

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Over 8 years ago

My family has lived in Homestead for 4 years. Whatever you do make sure the area you rent/purchase is not within the limits of City of Homestead. Our electric bill is 4  More

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