2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jonesboro, GA vs Tarpon Springs, FL

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Highlights
- Tarpon Springs spends 2.0% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Tarpon Springs than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tarpon Springs had 32.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GATarpon Springs, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Tarpon Springs    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in this City for over 30 years and love it here. Once you go Greek you never want to change! Small town with fishing, boating, waterfront, parks are  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived in this town my almost my entire life and yes, I have tried to relocate only to find that I missed my hometown! Tarpon still has a small town feel to it.   More

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Over 19 years ago

Winters are great, summers are  More

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