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Waycross, GA vs Jasper, GA

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Highlights
- Jasper spends 28.2% more per student than Waycross.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Jasper than in Waycross. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jasper had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waycross
 Waycross, GAJasper, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,901  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,378$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2944573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have a different perspective of living here. I moved her from a large city and I appreciate the fact that I have no commute, the cost of living is very low and the  More

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One time in Waycross and will never visit this God forsaken town again. Cops are high school (22-24yr old) bullies that make up lies and harass rather than serve and  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised here in the heart of the good ole south in Waycross, Ga. Not much has changed except for the number of meth labs, drugs in general, thugs and  More

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Reviews for Jasper    6 Reviews

Over 11 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 11 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 17 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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