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Melbourne, FL vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer spends 42.1% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Palmer than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 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 Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 20 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 20 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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