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Winter Haven, FL vs Portsmouth, VA

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Highlights
- Portsmouth spends 15.1% more per student than Winter Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Portsmouth than in Winter Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portsmouth had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Winter Haven
 Winter Haven, FLPortsmouth, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,640$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,838$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6764573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Winter Haven    9 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here 4 years ago from Sarasota FL., because it seemed quiet, calmer, less expensive, and a reasonable distance back to SRQ, Tampa, and Orlando. What a mistake!  More

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Definitely NOT a fan. My son moved me here without checking the rental home or neighborhood. WOW, we're we in for a surprise. It's total ghetto. I would NEVER  More

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Over 9 years ago

I lived in Bartow, right down the road from WH for many years. This is not a metropolitan area. It is middle class, bedroom community. It will take you less than an hour  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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