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Safety Harbor, FL vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 12.0% more per student than Safety Harbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in West Palm Beach than in Safety Harbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Safety Harbor
 Safety Harbor, FLWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  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.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Safety Harbor    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in my beloved Safety Harbor in the early 90's when I was just at the start of my career. I relocated from Illinois and so enjoyed life there. I walked Philippe  More

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I've lived across the entire US, Fort Lauderdale and Palm beach for nearly two decades, Tampa for three years, Dallas, Tulsa, been to New York, Naples, Fort Myers,  More

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I highly recommend Safety Harbor to anyone considering the Tampa/St Pete area. We have lived here for 6 years, and now face a potential move. I am considering a  More

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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 9 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 10 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 10 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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