2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jonesboro, AR vs Chandler, AZ

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Highlights
- Chandler spends 5.0% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% higher in Chandler than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chandler had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, ARChandler, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,449  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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