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West Miami, FL vs Oakland Park, FL

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- Oakland Park spends 1.0% less per student than West Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Oakland Park than in West Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland Park had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Miami
 West Miami, FLOakland Park, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for West Miami    1 Reviews
douglas · Miami, FL
Wonderful weather,quaint little town within a city
Over 20 years ago

We have the greatest climate in the USA.I live in a very safe,quiet town. We also have some of the worst traffic anywhere.We have THE RUDEST DRIVERS & THE WORST  More

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Reviews for Oakland Park    2 Reviews
Dave · Oakland Park, FL
Diverse Oakland Park
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Alicia · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Quality of Life
Over 17 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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