2025 Compare Cities Education:
South Bend, IN vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 15.7% less per student than South Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Palm Bay than in South Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Bend
 South Bend, INPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  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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