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Riverdale, GA vs Jonesboro, GA

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- Jonesboro spends 0.0% less per student than Riverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Jonesboro than in Riverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesboro had 19.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverdale
 Riverdale, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,915$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Riverdale    2 Reviews

Small city right outside of Atlanta GA.   More

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Over 19 years ago

The Riverdale area is an up and coming area. This area is already on the bus line, close to highways, and less than 10 miles to the  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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