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Jackson, WY vs Pollock Pines, CA

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- Pollock Pines spends 44.3% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 104.9% higher in Pollock Pines than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pollock Pines had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, WYPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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