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Alpharetta, GA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 39.5% less per student than Alpharetta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% higher in Jacksonville than in Alpharetta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpharetta

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 Alpharetta, GAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,267$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,086$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.818.116.23
 Students per Librarian57022234573
 Students per Counselor397506530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.7%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.8%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.21.9%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Alpharetta    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Alpharetta for almost 6 years. Great city, professional residents, high end neighborhoods, and of course beautiful shopping centers. The example is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Alpharetta for 13y. I was initially excited and open-minded about living in the South. (We are from Chicago). The traffic is terrible. Urban planning  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live work and play in Alpharetta, GA. The standard of living is excellent. Housing is high end and affordable. Schools are highly rated. Amenities are top notch and  More

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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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ZIPS IN ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA
30005 30009
ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total

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