2024 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville, FL vs Valdosta, GA

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Highlights
- Valdosta spends 16.2% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% lower in Valdosta than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valdosta had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, FLValdosta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,841$11,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,258$10,199$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,630$6,264$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.114.4816.23
 Students per Librarian22235044573
 Students per Counselor506476530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%18.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.9%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 Valdosta    26 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are the poster children of "southern hospitality". Meaning they are snooty, passive aggressive, racist, judgemental,fake, people I've ever there is  More

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Finding a job in Valdosta is extremely hard unless you know someone! Trying to get some kind of medical insurance if your not working is even worse! There is no  More

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I LOVE THE TROPICAL RAINS HERE,AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES I GO OUT TO WASH MY HAIR, I AM VERY PRAYERFUL WHEN I DO IT, I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF THE WEATHER.  More

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