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Melbourne, FL vs Huntington Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Huntington Beach spends 42.6% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.0% higher in Huntington Beach than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntington Beach had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLHuntington Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Huntington Beach    33 Reviews

Lived here for a couple months now. Love the beach and the weather. Nice boardwalk to walk or ride your bike. Overall nice clean feel and vibe. Only move here if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Overdevelopment has ruined the city, Housing is overpriced - overseas investors, corporate housing, sober living houses (there are many throughout the city) and AirB&B  More

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Over 10 years ago

The population of Huntington Beach is much more than that. It was actually 199,189 according to the city's  More

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