2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Mary, FL vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 31.3% more per student than Lake Mary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in West Palm Beach than in Lake Mary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Mary
 Lake Mary, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,912$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661$10,942$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,272$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8316.3816.23
 Students per Librarian66737454573
 Students per Counselor517433530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.6%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.6%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Mary    3 Reviews

I moved here from PA 11 years ago. I've seen this place grow and for the better. Everything is conveniently located. We have every store and restaurant imaginable,  More

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Over 17 years ago

A lot of shopping, nice and quiet residential areas, beautiful, great for  More

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Overall, a very nice place to  More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 7 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 8 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 8 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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