2026 Compare Cities Education:
Jackson, WY vs Riverton, WY

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Highlights
- Riverton spends 16.0% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% higher in Riverton than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverton had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, WYRiverton, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2794573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%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.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 5 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 Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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