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West Palm Beach, FL vs Port St. Joe, FL

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- Port St. Joe spends 54.9% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Port St. Joe than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Port St. Joe had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLPort St. Joe, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,169$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,713$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%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.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews
Richard · Royal Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach county living
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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Octavio · West Palm Beach, FL
I love it here!
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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dan · West Palm Beach, FL
Pros and cons
Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Port St. Joe    3 Reviews
Bret · Oakland, CA
Redneck. Poor.
Over 5 years ago

I lived here for seven years.  More

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david · Port St. Joe, FL
Great place to live OR visit
Over 15 years ago

We have owned here for 10 years and love it. The pace is slow but deliberate. The growth of the area stagnated when the economy stagnated but we have seen noticeable  More

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Joseph · Port Saint Joe, FL
available high prices for homes
Over 19 years ago

Housing in Port St. Joe is readily available, but not affordable. Ever since the paper mill closed several years ago the town has changed from a small close community  More

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