2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Palm Beach, FL vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 18.5% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Fresno than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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