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Jacksonville, FL vs Orlando, FL

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Highlights
- Orlando spends 29.1% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Orlando than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orlando had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, FLOrlando, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$12,701$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$10,437$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$5,931$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.117.2816.23
 Students per Librarian222311484573
 Students per Counselor506508530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%40.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%3.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.7%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 Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total
ZIPS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA
32822, 32835, 32811, 32812, 32807, 32806, 32805, 32832, 32829, 32803, 14 total

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