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West Palm Beach, FL vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 88.5% more per student than West Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Syracuse than in West Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Palm Beach
 West Palm Beach, FLSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 9 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 10 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 10 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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