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Lakeland, FL vs North Palm Beach, FL

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- North Palm Beach spends 18.5% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in North Palm Beach than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Palm Beach had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLNorth 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.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for North Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

North Palm Beach is a great place to live! You can start raising your children here and be comfortable enough to also retire  More

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