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Kings Park, NY vs West Palm Beach, FL

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- West Palm Beach spends 56.9% less per student than Kings Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in West Palm Beach than in Kings Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kings Park
 Kings Park, NYWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$26,965  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kings Park    2 Reviews

We moved here 3 years ago due to my husband's job. We have been renting during the time we have lived here. Affordable housing is very hard to find here for us and the  More

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All of Long Island costs to much. It becomes elitist evn if it did not want to. It is isolationist and suburban. It is  More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 9 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 10 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 10 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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