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Jonesboro, AR vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 6.9% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Tucson than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro

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 Jonesboro, ARTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,058$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,449$8,897$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,566$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3516.6616.23
 Students per Librarian54314474573
 Students per Counselor378519530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.0%86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

Steven · 

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 Tucson    286 Reviews

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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Almost eight years and this place still hasn't grown on me. Or my spouse. The summers are oppressive, and the winters (thanks, climate change!) are now wet even though  More

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ZIPS IN JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
72401 72404 72467
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