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Okeechobee, FL vs Port St. Joe, FL

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- Port St. Joe spends 108.5% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Port St. Joe than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port St. Joe had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee
 Okeechobee, FLPort St. Joe, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,713$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 17 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 17 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 18 years ago

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

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Reviews for Port St. Joe    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I lived here for seven years.  More

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We have owned here for 10 years and love it. The pace is slow but deliberate. The growth of the area stagnated when the economy stagnated but we have seen noticeable  More

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Housing in Port St. Joe is readily available, but not affordable. Ever since the paper mill closed several years ago the town has changed from a small close community  More

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