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Jacksonville, NC vs Sulphur, LA

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Highlights
- Sulphur spends 37.6% more per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Sulphur than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sulphur had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, NCSulphur, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,842$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,382  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,289$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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