2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jonesboro, GA vs Madison, GA

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Highlights
- Madison spends 50.5% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Madison than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 27.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GAMadison, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,156$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Madison    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Georgia can be hot in the summer and fall but it also has a plus side, the winters are mild and short. Sometimes wet and cold but again the duration is not long and it's  More

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