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Arlington, VA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 58.2% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Jacksonville than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, VAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,553$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,028$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1518.116.23
 Students per Librarian64422234573
 Students per Counselor248506530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.9%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.4%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.0%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.8%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  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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