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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Jacksonville, FL

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Highlights
- Jacksonville spends 42.8% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Jacksonville than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre

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 Wilkes-Barre, PAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,203$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391$9,258$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,977$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8218.116.23
 Students per Librarian136422234573
 Students per Counselor553506530
 Grade School Educ.5.5%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%30.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.4%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  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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ZIPS IN WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
18702 18705 18701
ZIPS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
32210, 32244, 32218, 32225, 32246, 32256, 32224, 32216, 32257, 32209, 31 total

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