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Gainesville, GA vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 6.6% more per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Augusta than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville

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 Gainesville, GAAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,714$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,001$10,959$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,751$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5914.116.23
 Students per Librarian4285844573
 Students per Counselor521335530
 Grade School Educ.16.5%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%10.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.75.7%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%22.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.7%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%22.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.1%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  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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30506 30507 30501 30504
ZIPS IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
30906 30909 30815 30904 30901 30905 30805 30812 30912

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