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Winter Haven, FL vs Winter Garden, FL

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- Winter Garden spends 15.6% more per student than Winter Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Winter Garden than in Winter Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winter Garden had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Winter Haven
 Winter Haven, FLWinter Garden, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11484573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Winter Garden    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great town  More

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Over 18 years ago

Winter Garden has a nice community feel although it's part of the metro Orlando area. The downtown area has several shops and restaurants with a bike trail that leads  More

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Central Florida's quality of life is rapidly deteriorating from what it once was. Growing crime, uncontrolled sprawl, nightmarish traffic, poor public transportation and  More

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