2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jonesboro, GA vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 1.9% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Durham than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 30.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GADurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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