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Daytona Beach, FL vs Junction City, KS

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- Junction City spends 66.5% more per student than Daytona Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% lower in Junction City than in Daytona Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Junction City had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Daytona Beach
 Daytona Beach, FLJunction City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,678$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,184$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2594573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  More

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Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 16 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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