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Jacksonville, FL vs Chattanooga, TN

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Highlights
- Chattanooga spends 14.6% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Chattanooga than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chattanooga had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, FLChattanooga, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$11,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$10,814$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$6,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.114.9616.23
 Students per Librarian22236554573
 Students per Counselor506380530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%32.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.4%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total
ZIPS IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
37421, 37343, 37415, 37411, 37405, 37416, 37406, 37404, 37407, 37403, 16 total

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