2026 Compare Cities Education:
Ceres, CA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 30.0% less per student than Ceres.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Jacksonville than in Ceres. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 21.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ceres
 Ceres, CAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor729  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ceres    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

small city economy based in mix light industry, and  More

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Over 20 years ago

The San Joaquin Valley isn't what it used to be. Los Angeles & the Bay Area has moved here. The roads are falling apart, government hasn't provided for basic needs,  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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