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Lancaster, CA vs Palm Beach Gardens, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Beach Gardens spends 25.3% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in Palm Beach Gardens than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Beach Gardens had 18.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAPalm Beach Gardens, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Palm Beach Gardens    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have found the cost of living here is above the national average. Lots of nice restaurants, good shopping, pretty beaches but it's getting more & more populated with  More

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Over 16 years ago

All of Palm Beach Gardens is an extremely safe environment. The police force is great and aggressive about its presence in all neighborhoods. We feel very safe, even  More

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The cost of living in Palm Beach Gardends has become financially unsustainable for our family. The homeowners taxes are ridiculously high and the homeowners insurance  More

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