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West Palm Beach, FL vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 22.2% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Macon than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach

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 West Palm Beach, FLUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3816.23
 Students per Librarian7454573
 Students per Counselor433530
 Grade School Educ.6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%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 Macon    23 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 3 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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ZIPS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
33417 33409 33407 33401 33405
ZIPS IN MACON, GEORGIA
31210 31204 31206 31217 31216 31211 31220 31207 31213

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