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Jacksonville, FL vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 53.1% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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