2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bartow, FL vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 2.4% less per student than Bartow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Palm Bay than in Bartow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bartow
 Bartow, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bartow    4 Reviews

I lived in Bartow for a year and a half before moving to Lakeland. The town seems so oppressed. The housing market is costly–$140,000 is the average price for a brick  More

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The city council in this town need to get a grip on reality and understand that they work for the people who pay their taxes. The city ordinance that prevents property  More

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I find the city ordinance that does not allow homeowners to place small signs in their yards stating essentially "god bless the USA" utterly ridiculous. As a proud  More

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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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