2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jay, ME vs Jackson, AL

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 26.5% less per student than Jay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.3% higher in Jackson than in Jay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jay
 Jay, MEJackson, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,391$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,341  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3904573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Jay    2 Reviews

I lived in Jay for the previous 3 years, and franklin county for the last 7 years. This representation is actually very accurate. It is COLD in Jay, the evening hours  More

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Your information for the snowfall is much more than we get here in Jay; the 4 degree average temperature for the winter is much lower than the actual average  More

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Reviews for Jackson    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This town along with the county and region this town is found is among my favorite locations of the USA. I will go on to say that the city of Jackson and SW Alabama in  More

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