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Jacksonville, FL vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey spends 56.2% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% higher in Monterey than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monterey had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, FLMonterey, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$13,156$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.121.7316.23
 Students per Librarian2223289524573
 Students per Counselor506526530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%54.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.3%1.5%

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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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total
ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943

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