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Jacksonville, FL vs Ocean City, MD

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Highlights
- Ocean City spends 136.7% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% lower in Ocean City than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean City had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLOcean City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,295$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,098$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4254573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Ocean City    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The town itself if quaint but typically coastal. In high season you will crawl from traffic light to traffic light. Maybe place to be single but don't grow old alone.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Not that bad at all. My family stays here every summer, and we have no problems. The crime rating is only a 10 because the boardwalk gets a lot of petty theft and drunk  More

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Over 13 years ago

Crime here really isnt a 10. The boardwalk gets a lot of drunk people and petty theft during the summer, and that skews the results. Ive stayed here in OC every summer  More

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