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Seattle, WA vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 35.1% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in West Palm Beach than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$10,942$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5316.3816.23
 Students per Librarian9897454573
 Students per Counselor455433530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
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33417 33409 33407 33401 33405

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