My original thread was just to make a point that people choose to live outside of downtown and duval county for a myriad of reasons, mine were cost of living, schools, and it made my wife's commute and my commute equal.
I am not sure how to take your comment Jaxnative about "later you will find that Clay County Schools are better known for the Vocational & Agricultural programs rather than the Academic ones." I am reading alittle dig there but, I went to Forrest high school and they arenot known for their advance placement program either, but I graduated 9th in my class of over 600 and got into 8 of the nine colleges I applied to and was able to start 6 credits shy of a junior. So go on all day about what a school is better known for, there are exceptions to every rule.
Riversidegator - Talk to me in a few years when you have a few more bills, a couple kids, and a wife/husband that has a choice in where you live too, and we'll see which decison suits you, because ultimately that what matter's. My choice to send my kid a public school and to live in clay county works for me, I am not saying everyone should do that.
If I could afford it (on top of the mortgage, my and my wife's student loans, car payments, etc.) I would probably send my son to private school.