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Zephyrhills, FL vs Lake Placid, FL

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- Lake Placid spends 0.5% more per student than Zephyrhills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Lake Placid than in Zephyrhills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Placid had 19.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Zephyrhills
 Zephyrhills, FLLake Placid, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,595$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,896  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,422$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6804573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Zephyrhills    2 Reviews

If you want to spend alot of money and be imprisoned because they change your lease without letting you know, stay at Providence at Zephyr Ridge Apartments. I stayed  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rapidly growing community. Still has small town values. Weather is very hot and humid. Although you are far enough inland not to experience the rath of the  More

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Reviews for Lake Placid    4 Reviews

So, I bought a house in Lake Placid about 7 months ago and so far I love it. Real Estate is very reasonable and plenty of properties to pick from. Seems like prices  More

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Your site states it is not a good time to buy a home in Lake Placid because home prices are down. Wouldn't that be the perfect time to  More

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Over 10 years ago

South Florida definitely has the best weather but that comes with a price. I'm retiring to the wide open spaces of Lake Placid. Cost of living is lower and home prices,  More

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