2025 Compare Cities Education:
Joplin, MO vs Mount Vernon, WA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 77.1% more per student than Joplin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% higher in Mount Vernon than in Joplin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Joplin
 Joplin, MOMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%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

   |    Reply

Over 10 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

   |    Reply

Over 12 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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Joplin

Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

   |    Reply

Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Mount Vernon


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.