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Los Angeles, CA vs Jonesboro, GA

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Highlights
- Jonesboro spends 34.6% less per student than Los Angeles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% lower in Jonesboro than in Los Angeles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,915$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  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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