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Foley, AL vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 22.2% less per student than Foley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% higher in Montgomery than in Foley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Foley

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 Foley, ALMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,984$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640$9,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,183$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7320.9116.23
 Students per Librarian6016064573
 Students per Counselor388454530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%33.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.5%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Foley    7 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  More

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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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