2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bossier City, LA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 18.4% less per student than Bossier City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Jacksonville than in Bossier City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bossier City
 Bossier City, LAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,058$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,400$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8818.116.23
 Students per Librarian36222234573
 Students per Counselor387506530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.2%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  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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