2026 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, MI vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 36.0% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% lower in Iowa City than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, MIIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor656  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%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 7 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 Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 8 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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