2024 Compare Cities Education:
Palm Bay, FL vs Fort Walton Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Walton Beach spends 7.8% less per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Fort Walton Beach than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Walton Beach had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay
 Palm Bay, FLFort Walton Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$9,180$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3517.3116.23
 Students per Librarian83816174573
 Students per Counselor397409530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%24.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.9%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%27.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.2%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

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Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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