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Plano, TX vs Jasper, GA

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Highlights
- Jasper spends 11.1% more per student than Plano.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Jasper than in Plano. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jasper had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plano
 Plano, TXJasper, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,378$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2944573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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Reviews for Jasper    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We moved here from central coast California about 6 years ago, for family reasons. I have a love hate deal going with Jasper. Some years no snow, last year we got  More

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Over 12 years ago

Beautiful area if you like rustic and evolving. Unfortunately, it suffers from the same things that North Georgia tends to suffer from. Meth Heads and thieves. They  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you want a quiet, rural place to retire to and still be a short driving distance to a national transportation hub, then Jasper, Ga. might be the place for  More

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