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

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 8.6% less per student than Davie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in Palm Bay than in Davie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davie
 Davie, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Davie    7 Reviews

Davie prides itself at being a rural/horse community and zoning laws allowing riding on sides of roads and horse paths. Keeping horses in your yard is also allowed  More

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Over 17 years ago

Davie 20 years ago was sleepier and a 'cowboy' oriented small town. By 2008 the individual character is eroding as Ft Lauderdale and other fast growing nearby towns  More

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Over 19 years ago

Davie is a great City with average taxes of 2%. Safe, private upscale horse country. Cost of Homes is higher then average but lots are  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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