2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville, FL vs Summit, NJ

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Highlights
- Summit spends 137.6% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% lower in Summit than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLSummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor506  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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