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West Palm Beach, FL vs Dearborn, MI

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Highlights
- Dearborn spends 5.8% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Dearborn than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dearborn had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLDearborn, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Dearborn    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Dearborn use to be a very nice well kept city with low crime and good schools. Schools are not that good anymore. NOW The city is not kept up as nice, people do not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The people in this town are very closed minded. This is not a progressive town. Trust me, I know, I have lived here for almost 11 years, unfortunately. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you are considering moving to Dearborn, Michigan and would like to have a good place to walk your dog, consider moving to another city. Dearborn, Michigan has 43  More

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