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Jacksonville Beach, FL vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Clearwater spends 18.1% more per student than Jacksonville Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Clearwater than in Jacksonville Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearwater had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville Beach

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 Jacksonville Beach, FLClearwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.115.8916.23
 Students per Librarian22238214573
 Students per Counselor506404530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.2%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%21.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%32.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.4%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Jacksonville Beach    8 Reviews

Moved here from Los Angeles. Couldn’t be happier - great climate, great people, low taxes and cost of living. No complaints  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great lifestyle! Residential beach community with one of the lowest chances of receiving a direct hurricane hit along the Florida coastline. You will find fabulous  More

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Over 15 years ago

Never realized how much cooler living by the beach can  More

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Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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32250
ZIPS IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
33756 33764 33755 33761 33763 33759 33765 33767

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