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Jackson, WY vs Vail, CO

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Highlights
- Vail spends 24.9% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Vail than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vail had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, WYVail, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,754$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,336$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17374573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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