2024 Compare Cities Education:
Palm Bay, FL vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 24.3% more per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Fort Wayne than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay
 Palm Bay, FLFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$10,863$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3515.6516.23
 Students per Librarian8387004573
 Students per Counselor3973454530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.2%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.9%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%28.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.2%7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%0.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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