2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jonesborough, TN vs Jay, FL

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- Jay spends 5.5% more per student than Jonesborough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Jay than in Jonesborough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jay had 20.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jonesborough
 Jonesborough, TNJay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,587$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9864573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock72.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Jay    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This particular place is where I call home. I've never seen a sign at our borders that said anything about staying out if you're dark skinned. I've never seen anyone  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Jay and lived there up until I was 19. Living there was absolute hell for so many reasons. The population is very small and 98% white people. Most of the  More

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I've lived here for six years now, since I was fifteen. The only school is small: I graduated in a class of somewhere around 50, I believe. The most interesting thing  More

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