2024 Compare Cities Education:
Daytona Beach, FL vs Merritt Island, FL

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Highlights
- Merritt Island spends 0.9% more per student than Daytona Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Merritt Island than in Daytona Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merritt Island had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Daytona Beach
 Daytona Beach, FLMerritt Island, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,617$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973$9,148$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,374$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5716.3516.23
 Students per Librarian9428384573
 Students per Counselor385397530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%2.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%19.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%40.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.9%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.5%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 Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 13 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 16 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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