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Arlington, TX vs Jonesboro, AR

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 26.3% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Jonesboro than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, TXJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$10,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$9,449$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$5,566$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6914.3516.23
 Students per Librarian8895434573
 Students per Counselor365378530
 Grade School Educ.7.0%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%20.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.8%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%31.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total
ZIPS IN JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
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