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McDonough, GA vs Marietta, GA

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Highlights
- Marietta spends 12.3% more per student than McDonough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Marietta than in McDonough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marietta had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McDonough

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 McDonough, GAMarietta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,357$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,514$11,675$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,687$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.0814.4716.23
 Students per Librarian4945374573
 Students per Counselor351376530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.4%7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%45.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  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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ZIPS IN MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA
30253 30252
ZIPS IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA
30062 30066 30064 30067 30060 30008 30068

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