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Jacksonville, NC vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 24.7% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Sarasota than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, NCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Jacksonville    12 Reviews

Over 8 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 9 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 Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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