2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sarasota, FL vs Jacksonville Beach, FL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Jacksonville Beach spends 26.9% less per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% higher in Jacksonville Beach than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville Beach had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLJacksonville Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

   |    Reply

Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

   |    Reply

As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sarasota

Reviews for Jacksonville Beach    8 Reviews

Moved here from Los Angeles. Couldn’t be happier - great climate, great people, low taxes and cost of living. No complaints  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Great lifestyle! Residential beach community with one of the lowest chances of receiving a direct hurricane hit along the Florida coastline. You will find fabulous  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

Never realized how much cooler living by the beach can  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Jacksonville Beach


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.