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Punta Gorda, FL vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 17.1% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Jacksonville than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda

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 Punta Gorda, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,876$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,082$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8618.116.23
 Students per Librarian68322234573
 Students per Counselor443506530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.3%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.3%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  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 PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA
33950 33955
ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total

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