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Jackson, MS vs Jasper, GA

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Highlights
- Jasper spends 43.8% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Jasper than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jasper had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson

Education
 Jackson, MSJasper, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,517$16,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,952$12,575$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,444$7,378$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0213.5416.23
 Students per Librarian5502944573
 Students per Counselor283458530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.2%81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%19.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%20.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Jackson    27 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Mississippi is improving and growing. The educational system is much better than one realizes. Mississippi produces college graduates. There are a large number of  More

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Over 6 years ago

Im in Pelahatchie,MS and I've been here before but my family tends to stay away from this area. I watch the news daily and all I hear is jackson. On the other note,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Im in Pelahatchie,MS and I've been here before but my family tends to stay away from this area. I watch the news daily and all I hear is jackson. On the other note,  More

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Reviews for Jasper    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We moved here from central coast California about 6 years ago, for family reasons. I have a love hate deal going with Jasper. Some years no snow, last year we got  More

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Over 10 years ago

Beautiful area if you like rustic and evolving. Unfortunately, it suffers from the same things that North Georgia tends to suffer from. Meth Heads and thieves. They  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you want a quiet, rural place to retire to and still be a short driving distance to a national transportation hub, then Jasper, Ga. might be the place for  More

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ZIPS IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
39212, 39209, 39211, 39206, 39213, 39204, 39202, 39203, 39216, 39217, 13 total
ZIPS IN JASPER, GEORGIA
30143 30175

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