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Scottsdale, AZ vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 23.2% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in West Palm Beach than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$10,942$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2416.3816.23
 Students per Librarian23487454573
 Students per Counselor718433530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  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 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
33417 33409 33407 33401 33405

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