2025 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, CA vs Homestead, FL

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Highlights
- Homestead spends 32.1% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Homestead than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Homestead had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, CAHomestead, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for Homestead    20 Reviews

I've lived in Homestead for about 12 years, and I can't wait to leave. It's a city full of poor people who can't afford to live in Miami by any stretch of the  More

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Over 7 years ago

It stinks with smelty Smokey air most evenings right in the heart of town. ATC’s run rampant. Police do nothing. Code enforcement is a laughable joke in most cases. You  More

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Over 7 years ago

My family has lived in Homestead for 4 years. Whatever you do make sure the area you rent/purchase is not within the limits of City of Homestead. Our electric bill is 4  More

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