2024 Compare Cities Education:
New Smyrna Beach, FL vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 7.3% less per student than New Smyrna Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Jacksonville than in New Smyrna Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Smyrna Beach
 New Smyrna Beach, FLJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,617$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,374$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.5718.116.23
 Students per Librarian94222234573
 Students per Counselor385506530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.4%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.6%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.8%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for New Smyrna Beach    7 Reviews

I am originally from CT. I moved to Estero ( near Naples, FL) in 2002. It was nice but there was barely any cool weather in the Winter. I was 40 when I moved there and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Houses are more here because of the coastline (beechside very expensive). Inlanf Florida offers better deals and lower  More

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Over 15 years ago

My wife and i are relocating the the east central coast of Florida very soon, most likely somewhere between Port Orange and Vero Beach. I just find it incredible that  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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