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Sweetwater, TX vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 25.7% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.3% lower in Miami than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

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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