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Lake Jackson, TX vs Wilmington, NC

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- Wilmington spends 17.5% less per student than Lake Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Wilmington than in Lake Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Jackson
 Lake Jackson, TXWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Jackson    2 Reviews

Lake Jackson is a really nice place to raise a family. The schools are great in this part of the Brazosport area school district. The town has a lot of white collar  More

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Lake Jackson is an okayish place to grow up, but it is absolutely deadly for an adult. There's nothing there except chemical companies, cattle, and prison farms.   More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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