2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hawthorne, CA vs Palm Bay, FL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 38.5% less per student than Hawthorne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% lower in Palm Bay than in Hawthorne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hawthorne
 Hawthorne, CAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

   |    Reply

Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

   |    Reply

Over 18 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Hawthorne

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Palm Bay


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.