2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lombard, IL vs Jonesboro, GA

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 48.2% less per student than Lombard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% higher in Jonesboro than in Lombard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 28.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lombard
 Lombard, ILJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,915$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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