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Jonesboro, GA vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines spends 25.4% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Des Moines than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Des Moines had 25.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,293$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7994573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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