2025 Compare Cities Education:
Baton Rouge, LA vs Jonesboro, AR

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 31.6% less per student than Baton Rouge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% lower in Jonesboro than in Baton Rouge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Baton Rouge
 Baton Rouge, LAJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,113  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,566$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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R · 
Over 6 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

Steven · 

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 5 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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