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Jacksonville, FL vs Pocono, PA

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Highlights
- Pocono spends 135.5% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% lower in Pocono than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pocono had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLPocono, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,173$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,149$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7104573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Pocono    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I like many things about my move from NYC to Tannersville, PA. The country view and the open roads are GREAT. The cost of living here is lower than the city and there  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sadly school and property taxes make this place next to impossible at the average local earnings rate. Supposedly PA has a ancient two tear tax structure that makes  More

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Over 19 years ago

The cost of living out weighs the Income  More

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