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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Merced spends 4.9% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Merced than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merced had 17.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County

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 Athens-Clarke County, GAMerced, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$12,556$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9422.216.23
 Students per Librarian69861024573
 Students per Counselor283512530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%11.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%23.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%16.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%1.1%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 Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609
ZIPS IN MERCED, CALIFORNIA
95340 95348 95341

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