2026 Compare Cities Education:
Maitland, FL vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 22.5% less per student than Maitland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Jacksonville than in Maitland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maitland
 Maitland, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Maitland    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I'm biased because I'm a product of it. Seminole County Schools are among the best in the  More

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I moved from Savannah GA and lived in Maitland over a year. The 2b/2b apartment that we rented off of Lake Lily was over $1200/ month. Our electricity bill for our  More

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Over 18 years ago

The restaurants in the Maitland and Orlando area are terrible. The chains dominate and small family owned restaurants have a hard time. If you move here plan on cooking  More

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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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