2025 Compare Cities Education:
Winter Park, FL vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert spends 20.4% more per student than Winter Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% higher in Palm Desert than in Winter Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Desert had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Winter Park
 Winter Park, FLPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Winter Park    9 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I think Winter Park is ideally suited for families and couples, and individuals. It is a beautiful part of Central Florida. There is almost no crime, and it is  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in the city for 5 years and certainly, I ??it! Polite people, great schools, nice & very pacific oriented entertainment, family  More

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Over 14 years ago

near park  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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