2026 Compare Cities Education:
Dallas, TX vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 18.7% less per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Palm Bay than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, TXPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  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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