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Santa Monica, CA vs West Palm Beach, FL

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Highlights
- West Palm Beach spends 25.3% less per student than Santa Monica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in West Palm Beach than in Santa Monica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Palm Beach had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Monica
 Santa Monica, CAWest Palm Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  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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