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Boston, MA vs North Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- North Palm Beach spends 55.7% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.6% higher in North Palm Beach than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Palm Beach had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MANorth Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for North Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

North Palm Beach is a great place to live! You can start raising your children here and be comfortable enough to also retire  More

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