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Junction City, KS vs Jonesboro, GA

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 35.5% less per student than Junction City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.6% higher in Jonesboro than in Junction City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 24.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Junction City

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 Junction City, KSJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,678$11,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,278$10,253$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,184$5,915$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.0316.9416.23
 Students per Librarian2598894573
 Students per Counselor591427530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%20.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.1%69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.8%15.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%4.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%0.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%0.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Junction City    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I moved to JC in 2009 because the government made me. Husband was active duty army. We brought two children with us. At the time they were high school and elementary  More

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Over 14 years ago

Having a univeristy in your backyard and the Military  More

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Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live 3. Home to Fort Riley Military Reservation Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3.  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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ZIPS IN JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
66441
ZIPS IN JONESBORO, GEORGIA
30236

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