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Santa Clara, CA vs West Palm Beach, FL

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- West Palm Beach spends 29.3% less per student than Santa Clara.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in West Palm Beach than in Santa Clara. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Clara
 Santa Clara, CAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor646  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.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  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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