2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port St. Joe, FL vs Big Pine Key, FL

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- Big Pine Key spends 3.7% more per student than Port St. Joe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Big Pine Key than in Port St. Joe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Pine Key had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port St. Joe
 Port St. Joe, FLBig Pine Key, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22134573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Port St. Joe    3 Reviews

Over 5 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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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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