2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, GA vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 7.1% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in West Palm Beach than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, GAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,365  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  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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