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Jacksonville, FL vs East Orange, NJ

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Highlights
- East Orange spends 168.8% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% lower in East Orange than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Orange had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLEast Orange, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,449$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12374573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 East Orange    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

East Orange was once the most beautiful city in the county of Essex. The city is being taken over by gangs and drugs. There is too many guns in our  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you think Newark, NJ is bad, visit East Orange. Newark at least has a plan for recovery. The plan will eventually fail but at least there are some bright spots   More

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Over 20 years ago

COL is very high where I live. Am looking to relocate out of  More

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