2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, TN vs St. Peters, MO

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Highlights
- St. Peters spends 39.4% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in St. Peters than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Peters had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, TNSt. Peters, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,704$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,503  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,857$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    11 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Let me tell you. Jackson Tennessee has become a literal hell hole. This is where America sends it's dreams to die. The city is riddled with crime and it's a small city  More

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We moved to Jackson in 2015 and have enjoyed getting to know this great community. We are pleased with the hospitality of the residents here. We have 4 Colleges and  More

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Over 9 years ago

West TN is hot and humid during the months of May, June, July, August, and  More

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Reviews for St. Peters    2 Reviews

My husband just took a job out here in St. Louis about four months ago. We are from Loveland Ohio (a small town 25 miles out of Cincinnati). When I knew it was a  More

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Recently, I read that Forbes called St. Peters, MO one of the best places to retire in the country. It must be noted, though, that this town came about 300th on the  More

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