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Jacksonville, FL vs Park Rapids, MN

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Highlights
- Park Rapids spends 35.0% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Park Rapids than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Park Rapids had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLPark Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,288$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,550$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14134573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Park Rapids    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

if your looking for a good work place that pays well were your most likly to get hired is in park rapids witch is one walmart all tough you will get a job if you know  More

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