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Arlington, TX vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 27.9% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Jacksonville than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6918.116.23
 Students per Librarian88922234573
 Students per Counselor365506530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   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 ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total

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