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Melbourne, FL vs Orange Park, FL

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Highlights
- Orange Park spends 10.4% less per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Orange Park than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orange Park had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLOrange Park, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9194573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 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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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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