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Vero Beach, FL vs San Marcos, TX

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- San Marcos spends 27.4% more per student than Vero Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in San Marcos than in Vero Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Marcos had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vero Beach
 Vero Beach, FLSan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,040$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,951  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7124573
 Students per Counselor370  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 14 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 14 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 San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 17 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 18 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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