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Fort Meade, FL vs West Palm Beach, FL

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- West Palm Beach spends 18.5% more per student than Fort Meade.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in West Palm Beach than in Fort Meade. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Meade
 Fort Meade, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Meade    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Fort Meade most of my life, the town is a very small town, and it is nice to live in this area. It's not that far from either Coast, and there is decent  More

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Over 17 years ago

Fort meade is a great town. I've lived here my entire life. There is not much crime. I would encourage persons to live here. It has a great community, and people are  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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