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Tallahassee, FL vs Baton Rouge, LA

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Highlights
- Baton Rouge spends 31.5% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% higher in Baton Rouge than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baton Rouge had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee

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 Tallahassee, FLBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,178$14,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439$13,113$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,370$6,974$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1317.616.23
 Students per Librarian9187174573
 Students per Counselor527260530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%20.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%35.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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Over 5 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total
ZIPS IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
70816, 70808, 70815, 70806, 70805, 70802, 70820, 70807, 70814, 70819, 12 total

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