2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rome, GA vs Jonesborough, TN

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Highlights
- Jonesborough spends 29.6% less per student than Rome.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Jonesborough than in Rome. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jonesborough had 16.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rome
 Rome, GAJonesborough, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,770  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3614573
 Students per Counselor426  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Rome    11 Reviews

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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Reviews for Jonesborough    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oldest city in TN. Has great historic sites to visit. Becomes very congested when there is a festival in progress (there are several each year). People are friendly.   More

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Over 17 years ago

great bang for your buck, low taxes, nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wonderful year round climate, just enough of every  More

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