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Gainesville, FL vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 7.9% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% lower in Augusta than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville

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 Gainesville, FLAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,572$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,094$10,959$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,555$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1914.116.23
 Students per Librarian4045844573
 Students per Counselor501335530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%10.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.4%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%22.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.0%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Gainesville    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. It's changed a lot, and a lot of the locals don't like it. Because it's home to one of the largest universities in the country, we see a  More

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Lovely diverse city! People is nice and there is always something to do. Outdoors activities are awesome! The springs are beautiful and there are plenty of hiking  More

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Gainesville has the highest taxes and electrical rates in the state. The city is run by a bunch of liberals who have no idea what they are doing. Crime and homelessness  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 3 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 4 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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ZIPS IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
32608, 32607, 32606, 32605, 32609, 32601, 32641, 32653, 32612, 32603, 10 total
ZIPS IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
30906 30909 30815 30904 30901 30905 30805 30812 30912

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