2026 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville Beach, FL vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 198.7% more per student than Jacksonville Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% lower in Boston than in Jacksonville Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville Beach
 Jacksonville Beach, FLBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Jacksonville Beach    8 Reviews

Moved here from Los Angeles. Couldn’t be happier - great climate, great people, low taxes and cost of living. No complaints  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great lifestyle! Residential beach community with one of the lowest chances of receiving a direct hurricane hit along the Florida coastline. You will find fabulous  More

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Over 17 years ago

Never realized how much cooler living by the beach can  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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