2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville, FL vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 58.0% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% lower in Chapel Hill than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%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 Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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