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Jacksonville, FL vs Lynchburg, VA

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Highlights
- Lynchburg spends 39.8% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% lower in Lynchburg than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynchburg had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLLynchburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,762$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,572$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7834573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 5 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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