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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- McAllen spends 20.4% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% lower in McAllen than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McAllen had 14.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County

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 Athens-Clarke County, GAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$11,990$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$11,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$6,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9415.1116.23
 Students per Librarian6986384573
 Students per Counselor283359530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%12.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%10.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%77.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%31.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%1.4%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 Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609
ZIPS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503

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