2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville Beach, FL vs Orlando, FL

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Highlights
- Orlando spends 29.1% more per student than Jacksonville Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Orlando than in Jacksonville Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orlando had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville Beach
 Jacksonville Beach, FLOrlando, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11484573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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