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Jonesborough, TN vs Buckhannon, WV

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- Buckhannon spends 24.3% more per student than Jonesborough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Buckhannon than in Jonesborough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buckhannon had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesborough
 Jonesborough, TNBuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,466$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,383$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock39524573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Jonesborough    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oldest city in TN. Has great historic sites to visit. Becomes very congested when there is a festival in progress (there are several each year). People are friendly.   More

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Over 17 years ago

great bang for your buck, low taxes, nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wonderful year round climate, just enough of every  More

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Reviews for Buckhannon    2 Reviews

Buckhannon is a descent little town that WV Wesleyan College is apart of. I went to college there and also was a resident there in town for a few years after graduating.  More

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Buckhannon has a small population of about 6,000 people, but in my time of growing up here I have seen, people stabbed at skate parks and public hangouts, any drug you  More

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