2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Palm Beach, FL vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 3.1% less per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Charlotte than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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