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West Palm Beach, FL vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 68.3% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Chicago than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach

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 West Palm Beach, FLChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,018$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,960$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3813.9716.23
 Students per Librarian74514804573
 Students per Counselor433481530
 Grade School Educ.6.9%7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.8%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%41.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Chicago    271 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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ZIPS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
33417 33409 33407 33401 33405
ZIPS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
60629, 60618, 60632, 60639, 60623, 60647, 60617, 60625, 60608, 60634, 56 total

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