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Jacksonville, FL vs Lakewood, CA

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- Lakewood spends 77.1% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Lakewood than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLLakewood, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews
CAnderson · Newton Falls, OH
It’s Okay. Just Not For Me.
Over 3 years ago

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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Penelope · Jacksonville, FL
Love/hate relationship with Jax
Over 4 years ago

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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Anony · Federal Way, WA
Any thoughts on the Southside area
Over 4 years ago

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 Lakewood    7 Reviews
Robert · Lakewood, CA
Sports Town
Over 13 years ago

Lakewood has a great sport  More

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Debbie · Lakewood, CA
Great City
Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Lakewood for 23 1/2 yrs and absolutely love "my" city. It is a good sized city with a small town feel. We have many beautiful parks available, great  More

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alexander · Lakewood, CA
my personal penion
Over 17 years ago

climat is one of the  More

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