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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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- Virginia Beach spends 10.0% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% lower in Virginia Beach than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County

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 Athens-Clarke County, GAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9415.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6986124573
 Students per Counselor283322530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.3%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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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ZIPS IN ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA
30606 30605 30601 30607 30622 30683 30602 30609
ZIPS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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