2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port St. Lucie, FL vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 64.6% more per student than Port St. Lucie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% higher in Palo Alto than in Port St. Lucie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port St. Lucie
 Port St. Lucie, FLPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Port St. Lucie    53 Reviews

Been here since 2017 and have enjoyed it very much. This is not a 'Big City', so if you're looking for all the big city trappings move on. It's quiet. I have  More

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Raymond · 
Over 5 years ago

We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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