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Tallahassee, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 4.9% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee

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 Tallahassee, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,178$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,370$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.1319.1916.23
 Students per Librarian9187214573
 Students per Counselor527366530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.5%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.4%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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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