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Gainesville, GA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 16.0% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% higher in Jacksonville than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 19.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville

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 Gainesville, GAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,714$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,001$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,751$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5918.116.23
 Students per Librarian42822234573
 Students per Counselor521506530
 Grade School Educ.16.5%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.7%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.7%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.1%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  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 GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
30506 30507 30501 30504
ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total

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