2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, MI vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 18.2% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Fresno than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, MIFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor656  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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