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Canton, GA vs Marietta, GA

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Highlights
- Marietta spends 16.9% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Marietta than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marietta had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton

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 Canton, GAMarietta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,872$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895$11,675$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,110$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5714.4716.23
 Students per Librarian9505374573
 Students per Counselor450376530
 Grade School Educ.9.1%5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.0%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.6%7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%45.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.7%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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Reviews for Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 9 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  More

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