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Bensalem, PA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 54.2% less per student than Bensalem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Jacksonville than in Bensalem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bensalem
 Bensalem, PAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,366  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bensalem    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I live in a 1400 square foot ranch townhouse and it would probably sell for  More

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Over 19 years ago

A sad little suburb of Philly that is comprised almost entirely of strip malls. My husband likes to joke that you could drive from one end of Bensalem to the other by  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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