2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, MI vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 84.9% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in Jersey City than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, MIJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor656  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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