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

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 17.1% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% higher in Sacramento than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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