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Thomasville, GA vs Lakeland, FL

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Highlights
- Lakeland spends 16.1% less per student than Thomasville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Lakeland than in Thomasville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakeland had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thomasville
 Thomasville, GALakeland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor536  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Thomasville    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

My husband had transfered his job from Lordstown Ohio to Florida. I did my research and found Thomasville to have a very low crime rate along with a wonderful school  More

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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