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Melbourne, FL vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 21.5% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in West Palm Beach than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne

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 Melbourne, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$10,942$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3516.3816.23
 Students per Librarian8387454573
 Students per Counselor397433530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.8%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Melbourne    29 Reviews

Was looking for change from Orlando area- crime and hecticness- and went to an opposite extreme Let me start by saying that I am moving soon. I am moving back to the  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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ZIPS IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
32935 32901 32934 32903
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33417 33409 33407 33401 33405

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