2025 Compare Cities Education:
Big Spring, TX vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 18.5% less per student than Big Spring.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% higher in Jacksonville than in Big Spring. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Spring
 Big Spring, TXJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,940  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 8 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  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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