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Jacksonville, FL vs Ellenton, FL

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Highlights
- Ellenton spends 22.7% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Ellenton than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellenton had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLEllenton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,076$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,291$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9484573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Ellenton    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Ellenton is actually a postal address across the Manatee River from Bradenton. We are centrally located between Sarasota, St. Pete's and Tampa. Each is a 20-40 minute  More

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Over 20 years ago

Lovely small community On the Manatee River, 15 minutes from the  More

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