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North Palm Beach, FL vs Parkland, FL

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Highlights
- Parkland spends 9.9% less per student than North Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Parkland than in North Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkland had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Palm Beach
 North Palm Beach, FLParkland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for North Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

North Palm Beach is a great place to live! You can start raising your children here and be comfortable enough to also retire  More

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Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 12 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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