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Jonesboro, GA vs Vicksburg, MS

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- Vicksburg spends 56.8% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Vicksburg than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 23.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GAVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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