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West Palm Beach, FL vs Florida City, FL

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- Florida City spends 9.1% less per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Florida City than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florida City had 27.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLFlorida City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 9 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 10 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 10 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Florida City    3 Reviews

Opened a small tourism business here 17 years ago! It has grown every year to a multi-layered business we never imagined We are Still open and thriving and will  More

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Over 12 years ago

What a pit. I live in Port St. Lucie and came to Florida City for a temporary job this fall. The place has a red-light camera set up at Krome and Palm Drive that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

my neighborhood is good it is clean and we keep it that  More

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