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Muscatine, IA vs Jackson, TN

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 27.2% less per student than Muscatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Jackson than in Muscatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muscatine
 Muscatine, IAJackson, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,550$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,549$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6514573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Muscatine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We recently relocated here in October for my husbands work. This is a beautiful city located on the mississippi river. It boasts of state of the art playground equipment  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the worst place that I have ever lived. There is nothing to do here except drugs. The schools are also terrible. I ended up sending my son to a private boarding  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live just outside of Muscatine,On a bluff looking over the Mississippi river. We have a great view of the river( never floods) and a house in our subdivision just  More

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Reviews for Jackson    11 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Let me tell you. Jackson Tennessee has become a literal hell hole. This is where America sends it's dreams to die. The city is riddled with crime and it's a small city  More

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We moved to Jackson in 2015 and have enjoyed getting to know this great community. We are pleased with the hospitality of the residents here. We have 4 Colleges and  More

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Over 9 years ago

West TN is hot and humid during the months of May, June, July, August, and  More

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