2025 Compare Cities Education:
Parkland, FL vs Beaufort, SC

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Highlights
- Beaufort spends 28.6% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% lower in Beaufort than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beaufort had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLBeaufort, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 11 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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Reviews for Beaufort    17 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I moved here a year and a half ago. We have already made more friends here, than we had in other places we have lived. Most of our neighbors are from  More

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This place is exactly what you'd expect for a small town. Great for old people who like a slow lifestyle of fishing and pig pickings. Horrible for young people --  More

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We are relocating to the area and I am wondering about the elementary school special needs programs. I will i appreciate any  More

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