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Jonesboro, GA vs La Junta, CO

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Highlights
- La Junta spends 34.7% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in La Junta than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Junta had 23.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GALa Junta, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3654573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 La Junta    4 Reviews

I've lived in La Junta CO for about 12 years and to be honest with you I have lived in a lot of palaces but by far this town is the worst! La Junta CO has nothing to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here a lil' over 2 years. The people are very friendly, and the cost of living is low. However, the choices for a lot of things are very minimal. Only 2  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm amazed every day at the friendliness and cheerfulness of the people in La Junta, Colorado. This town offers the kind of old-fashioned atmosphere captured by Norman  More

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