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Jonesboro, AR vs Foley, AL

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Highlights
- Foley spends 29.1% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Foley than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foley had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro

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 Jonesboro, ARFoley, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,058$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,449$10,640$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,566$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3517.7316.23
 Students per Librarian5436014573
 Students per Counselor378388530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%10.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%23.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%24.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%0.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.4%1.5%

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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 4 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 Foley    7 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  More

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