2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville, FL vs Germantown, MD

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 100.5% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Germantown than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLGermantown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 12 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 13 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  More

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