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Winter Haven, FL vs Smithfield, VA

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Highlights
- Smithfield spends 9.9% more per student than Winter Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Smithfield than in Winter Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smithfield had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Winter Haven
 Winter Haven, FLSmithfield, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8034573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Winter Haven    9 Reviews

Over 2 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 8 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 Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  More

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