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Jonesboro, GA vs Little Rock, AR

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Highlights
- Little Rock spends 19.6% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Little Rock than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Little Rock had 32.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GALittle Rock, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,630$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,137$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%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.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Little Rock    59 Reviews

I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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