2025 Compare Cities Education:
Junction City, KS vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 39.4% less per student than Junction City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% higher in Melbourne than in Junction City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Junction City
 Junction City, KSMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,278  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor591  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 15 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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