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Okeechobee, FL vs Palm Bay, FL

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- Palm Bay spends 10.8% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Palm Bay than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee
 Okeechobee, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 16 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 16 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 17 years ago

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

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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