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Battle Creek, MI vs Jonesboro, GA

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- Jonesboro spends 13.4% less per student than Battle Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Jonesboro than in Battle Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 22.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Battle Creek
 Battle Creek, MIJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,533  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,915$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 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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