2024 Compare Cities Education:
Riverton, UT vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 92.0% more per student than Riverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.9% lower in Jackson than in Riverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverton
 Riverton, UTJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,932$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558$19,843$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,182$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5811.0216.23
 Students per Librarian21911724573
 Students per Counselor543227530
 Grade School Educ.0.9%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.1%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.0%4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%54.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Riverton    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Riverton has a great view of the mountains to both the East and West. It has a small town feel, but you are in close proximity to a number of major retail stores. The  More

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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 3 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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