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Alpharetta, GA vs Griffin, GA

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Highlights
- Griffin spends 22.3% less per student than Alpharetta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Griffin than in Alpharetta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Griffin had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpharetta
 Alpharetta, GAGriffin, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4544573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Alpharetta    26 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Alpharetta for almost 6 years. Great city, professional residents, high end neighborhoods, and of course beautiful shopping centers. The example is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Alpharetta for 13y. I was initially excited and open-minded about living in the South. (We are from Chicago). The traffic is terrible. Urban planning  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live work and play in Alpharetta, GA. The standard of living is excellent. Housing is high end and affordable. Schools are highly rated. Amenities are top notch and  More

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Reviews for Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  More

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