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Jacksonville, NC vs Orange Park, FL

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Highlights
- Orange Park spends 11.0% less per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% lower in Orange Park than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orange Park had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, NCOrange Park, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9194573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Jacksonville    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

My husband and I are older, he is a disabled veteran and we are retired on moderate to low income. We have lived in different areas including SC. Some pros of living in  More

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Over 10 years ago

Jacksonville North Carolina is a great area to live considering the proximity to the beach and the low cost of living. The area has experienced tremendous growth in the  More

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Hello, we will be moving to the Jacksonville area this fall and need some advice. We will be moving from TX, so we have never been to Jacksonville before and know  More

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Reviews for Orange Park    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

While it appears nice when you drive through, management of the amenities centers are terrible. You see all these things to do but they are always closed. The pool is  More

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Over 15 years ago

My review would be this High crime rate that we did Not realize while we lived there, and also which I am shocked! Not staying after lease is up, Although some people  More

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We live on Fleming Island, zip 32003, in the Orange Park area of Clay County. Fleming Island's two Master Planned Communities, Eagle Harbor and Fleming Island  More

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