2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 40.1% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Sacramento than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live 16 miles outta Jackson and we get 4 or 5 inches of snow in Jan and Feb so  More

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Over 17 years ago

Volcano is a charming town in the California gold country, population 100 people. One hotel, one bar, off the beaten path. It is above the fog and below the snow. Once a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Jackson, California is a great place to live for retirees. The city and country police and the highway patrol are all over this place. Also, there's all kinds of  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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