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Yorktown, VA vs Miami, FL

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- Miami spends 8.8% less per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% higher in Miami than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 20.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 15 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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