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West Palm Beach, FL vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins spends 10.1% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Fort Collins than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Collins had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLFort Collins, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,339$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,338$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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