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Jacksonville, FL vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 8.8% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Pensacola than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, FLPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$9,326$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.115.3116.23
 Students per Librarian22238224573
 Students per Counselor506455530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%40.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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