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Ellijay, GA vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 17.1% less per student than Ellijay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Palm Bay than in Ellijay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 17.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellijay
 Ellijay, GAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,651  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  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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