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Jackson, WY vs Sonora, CA

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Highlights
- Sonora spends 33.0% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 81.1% higher in Sonora than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sonora had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, WYSonora, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,052$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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