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Berkeley, CA vs West Palm Beach, FL

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- West Palm Beach spends 26.8% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in West Palm Beach than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 8 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 9 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 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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