2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rio Rico, AZ vs Palm Bay, FL

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- Palm Bay spends 17.9% more per student than Rio Rico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% lower in Palm Bay than in Rio Rico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rio Rico
 Rio Rico, AZPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,551  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Rio Rico    1 Reviews

We retired here from Maine about 5 years ago to leave the cold & damp behind. Here it is warm & dry most of the time, little humidity, not many flies, mosquitoes, etc.   More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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