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Cumming, GA vs Jonesboro, GA

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 17.0% less per student than Cumming.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Jonesboro than in Cumming. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 14.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cumming
 Cumming, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,283  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,915$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  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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