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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Harrisburg, PA

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- Harrisburg spends 17.7% more per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% lower in Harrisburg than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County

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 Athens-Clarke County, GAHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9415.8416.23
 Students per Librarian69810044573
 Students per Counselor283390530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%0.6%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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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