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Jonesboro, AR vs San Mateo, CA

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Highlights
- San Mateo spends 99.7% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.9% higher in San Mateo than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Mateo had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, ARSan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,449  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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