2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, MI vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 51.5% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Austin than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, MIAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor656  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 6 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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