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Melbourne, FL vs Vero Beach South, FL

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- Vero Beach South spends 2.9% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Vero Beach South than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vero Beach South had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLVero Beach South, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,022$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Vero Beach South    1 Reviews

Florida Population charts show a large difference from your records. As I read stats the city of Vero Beach is Approx 15,000 residents for 2016 and the Population for  More

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