2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, WY vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 24.1% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.6% higher in Bend than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, WYBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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