2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hamden, CT vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 57.5% less per student than Hamden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.7% higher in Jacksonville than in Hamden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hamden
 Hamden, CTJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hamden    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Crime is very low in my town the Police Officers live in the town so they care more about their  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked at seven different elementary schools, not including my student teaching experiences, and Wintergreen by far surpasses them on every level. We are  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sounds like this is a great city . Change and Diversity are both good and are what makes America what it is today. Prior to having committed to relocating, perhaps you  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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