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Jacksonville, FL vs Saratoga, CA

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Highlights
- Saratoga spends 87.0% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Saratoga than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saratoga had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLSaratoga, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.9%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 Saratoga    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We moved to Saratoga 2 years ago and we are little bit disappointed. Schools are great but kids almost never play outside although it is VERY safe little town. Neighbors  More

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Over 20 years ago

Saratoga schools are first rate. Great parent involvment fairly diverse. Schools seem always interested in  More

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