2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Jackson, TN

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 42.7% less per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% lower in Jackson than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAJackson, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,550$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,549$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6514573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  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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