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West Palm Beach, FL vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara spends 41.4% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Santa Clara than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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