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Jonesboro, GA vs Douglasville, GA

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Highlights
- Douglasville spends 1.9% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Douglasville than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglasville had 29.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GADouglasville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,801$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3904573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Douglasville    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Douglasville for a few years and I think it has some good points but also some bad points. 1 of the most comlained about things is that there is no  More

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Over 16 years ago

I recently moved from Columbus, Ohio to Douglasville, Ga. My comment relates to the cost of living and friendliness of people in the town. I purchased a home here that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Generally pleasant when not in a drought cycle, as we are  More

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