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Jacksonville, FL vs Downers Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Downers Grove spends 123.7% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% lower in Downers Grove than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Downers Grove had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLDowners Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Downers Grove    5 Reviews

Hi I have been living in Downers Grove since 1988. I used to work in Bank and couple other had been served couple other firms in managerial level. I found the best Tax  More

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Over 14 years ago

Quiet fmily neighborhoods with good  More

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Over 19 years ago

One of the safest places to live in the  More

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