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Jonesboro, GA vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Washington spends 165.7% more per student than Jonesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.2% lower in Washington than in Jonesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 32.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesboro
 Jonesboro, GAWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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