2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palm Bay, FL vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 141.2% more per student than Palm Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Philadelphia than in Palm Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Bay
 Palm Bay, FLPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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