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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 26.6% more per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.0% lower in Carbondale than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County

Education
 Athens-Clarke County, GACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$16,077$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9412.2916.23
 Students per Librarian69812404573
 Students per Counselor283482530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%25.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609
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