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Wauchula, FL vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Bay spends 7.6% more per student than Wauchula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Palm Bay than in Wauchula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Bay had 22.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wauchula
 Wauchula, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor412  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Wauchula    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hardee County consisting of Wauchula, Zolfo Springs, Bowling Green and Ona have some of the nicest and caring people of any other county!! The surrounding area is  More

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I used to live here. Wauchula is the worst place God created. If the universe has an anal sphincter, this is where it’s located. Avoid living or working in this place  More

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I used to live here. Wauchula is the worst place God created. If the universe has an anal sphincter, this is where it’s located. Avoid living or working in this place  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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