2026 Compare Cities Education:
New Bedford, MA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 51.5% less per student than New Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.8% higher in Jacksonville than in New Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 18.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bedford
 New Bedford, MAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 14 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  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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