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Alamo, CA vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan spends 23.7% less per student than Alamo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Dothan than in Alamo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alamo
 Alamo, CADothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6534573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Alamo    3 Reviews

A loveey, quiet suburb with some semi-rural, horsey areas left.Being upscale, there are some Type A's and snobs but generally people say, "Hi" when walking in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

who ever wrote this is  More

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Over 18 years ago

great climate, great schools, close to everything, housing prices are extremely  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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