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Foley, AL vs Jonesboro, AR

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 22.5% less per student than Foley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% lower in Jonesboro than in Foley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Foley
 Foley, ALJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,566$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Foley    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  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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