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Westfield, IN vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 3.9% less per student than Westfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Sarasota than in Westfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westfield
 Westfield, INSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Westfield    7 Reviews

The growth in Westfield in the past 15 years has been amazing. Beautiful, well-planned neighborhoods, a great variety of housing, many new amenities for residents...  More

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Over 12 years ago

Westfield, in Hamilton county has the normal amount of dog owners per capita. Dogs are not welcome everywhere but tolerance is getting better. The big downside is a  More

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Over 14 years ago

The Indy metro has a lot going for it, but the climate -- hot, humid summers; icy, sleety winters-- is a big negative, especially if you have allergy or sinus issues.  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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