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Richardson, TX vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 1.2% less per student than Richardson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in West Palm Beach than in Richardson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Richardson
 Richardson, TXWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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