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Roanoke, VA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 30.1% less per student than Roanoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Jacksonville than in Roanoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roanoke

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 Roanoke, VAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,087$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,973$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,573$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7218.116.23
 Students per Librarian85522234573
 Students per Counselor298506530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.3%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.3%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.4%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  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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