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2026 Compare Cities Education:
Jacksonville, AR vs Houston, TX

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- Houston spends 5.9% less per student than Jacksonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Houston than in Jacksonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houston had 13.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jacksonville
 Jacksonville, ARHouston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14704573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Jacksonville    2 Reviews
Shannon · Jacksonville, AR
Home of the Little Rock Air Force Base
Over 14 years ago

Hello, I was born in Jacksonville, AR, and have lived a majority of my life here, with the exception of moving to Little Rock two times. Jacksonville is a suburb of  More

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Kaliph · Jacksonville, AR
Jacksonville, Arkansas
Over 20 years ago

Wonderful place to live. Reasonably low cost of  More

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Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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