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Jacksonville, FL vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest spends 54.5% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% higher in Ridgecrest than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgecrest had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville

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 Jacksonville, FLRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$12,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.122.6316.23
 Students per Librarian2223352994573
 Students per Counselor506764530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%6.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.3%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 Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 12 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total
ZIPS IN RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
93555

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