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Merritt Island, FL vs Jupiter, FL

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- Jupiter spends 21.5% more per student than Merritt Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Jupiter than in Merritt Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jupiter had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Merritt Island
 Merritt Island, FLJupiter, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 14 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 17 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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Reviews for Jupiter    18 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I love Jupiter. I grew up here and love the beaches, the people, and the amazingly underrated Riverbend Park in the Jupiter Farms area. The winters here are beautiful  More

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Having lived in South Florida my entire life I finally stumbled across Jupiter about 10 years ago. We started going to the beach on Marcinski and ultimately knew that  More

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Jupiter enjoys the enviable position of being one of the few spots in Palm Beach County where the beach is not separated from the mainland by a barrier island. It is  More

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