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Daytona Beach, FL vs Ocean Springs, MS

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Highlights
- Ocean Springs spends 10.1% more per student than Daytona Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Ocean Springs than in Daytona Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Springs had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Daytona Beach
 Daytona Beach, FLOcean Springs, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,685$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,005$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3904573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Ocean Springs    16 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Ocean springs for 25 years now. I am a Yank by birth (Michigan), but a Mississippian by choice. I was a career military person and I was pretty upset  More

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Over 5 years ago

Any one buying a house in ocean springs should hire a licensed home inspector to make sure the house meets the current code. In parktown where I live they are making  More

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Run for the hills, Home owners insurance continues to rise and then you can't sell your house. The school superintendent retires with a fat retirement package and  More

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