2024 Compare Cities Education:
Okeechobee, FL vs Harlem, FL

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Highlights
- Harlem spends 3.4% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 119.4% higher in Harlem than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harlem had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee
 Okeechobee, FLHarlem, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,674$10,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108$9,016$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,246$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.340.1516.23
 Students per Librarian128115934573
 Students per Counselor427956530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%11.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.8%84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%25.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%1.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.9%1.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%0.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 15 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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