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Jacksonville, FL vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- Mountain View spends 87.0% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Mountain View than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain View had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLMountain View, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.3%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 Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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