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Jacksonville Beach, FL vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Ocean Shores spends 68.9% more per student than Jacksonville Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Ocean Shores than in Jacksonville Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Shores had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville Beach
 Jacksonville Beach, FLOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 15 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 16 years ago

Never realized how much cooler living by the beach can  More

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Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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