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Jonesboro, GA vs East St. Louis, IL

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- East St. Louis spends 50.4% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in East St. Louis than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East St. Louis had 19.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GAEast St. Louis, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,142$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,545$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23514573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 East St. Louis    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

FACT CHECK: The reason for the City Of Champions moniker, is that it really is on an almost unimaginable scale. This just one news excerpt of many, many, many over years  More

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Over 7 years ago

East St louis is paradise on earth. vibrant night life and great  More

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Over 17 years ago

East st louis has a very depressed economy, virtually no employment, poor housing with a significant high property tax rate, virtually no employment opportunities,  More

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