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Valrico, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 21.2% more per student than Valrico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Sarasota than in Valrico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Valrico
 Valrico, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Valrico    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am looking at Valrico stats and shows updated in June 2014. How often do you  More

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Over 14 years ago

Valrico is a great place to live. The city is located near major cities like Tampa and Orlando. It provides all the conviences a family  More

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Over 16 years ago

Check the neighborhood GOOD before moving.. What seemed good on paper to us, turned out to be a cul-de-sac of bullies and clicks that refuse to accept new people. I'm  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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