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Palm Beach Gardens, FL vs Big Pine Key, FL

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- Big Pine Key spends 60.6% more per student than Palm Beach Gardens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Big Pine Key than in Palm Beach Gardens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Pine Key had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Beach Gardens
 Palm Beach Gardens, FLBig Pine Key, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22134573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Beach Gardens    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have found the cost of living here is above the national average. Lots of nice restaurants, good shopping, pretty beaches but it's getting more & more populated with  More

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Over 16 years ago

All of Palm Beach Gardens is an extremely safe environment. The police force is great and aggressive about its presence in all neighborhoods. We feel very safe, even  More

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The cost of living in Palm Beach Gardends has become financially unsustainable for our family. The homeowners taxes are ridiculously high and the homeowners insurance  More

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Reviews for Big Pine Key    1 Reviews

I'd lived in Florida (Orlando) most of my life, and thought we had considered all the pros/cons when we chose to semi-retire in remote, rural Big Pine Key, in the  More

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