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Joplin, MO vs Granbury, TX

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- Granbury spends 8.3% more per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Granbury than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Granbury had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MOGranbury, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,047$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,957$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15534573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 11 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Granbury    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

6/2009 One of the worst places to live for asthma and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Granbury is a community that supports the arts in multiple ways. The granbury Art Association maintains an art center for learning and exhibiting local talent. There  More

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Over 19 years ago

I visited Granbury last summer , nice place , family values, polite! Now as for the comment on drug issues, find me a city or town in the USA who does not have some  More

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