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Vero Beach, FL vs Durham, NC

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- Durham spends 5.4% more per student than Vero Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Durham than in Vero Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vero Beach
 Vero Beach, FLDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,951  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 13 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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