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Jackson, WY vs Platte City, MO

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Highlights
- Platte City spends 18.9% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Platte City than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Platte City had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, WYPlatte City, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,014$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7274573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Platte City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Right on, thanks for sharing! I am visiting Platte city right now actually visiting my relatives! I'm having a really good time, except for one thing. My truck broke  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hello I am in the military and I have lived all over the world. Places I have lived in the United States have been, New York, NY, Honolulu, HI, Colorado Springs, CO, San  More

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