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Ashland, VA vs Gainesville, GA

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 4.4% more per student than Ashland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Gainesville than in Ashland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashland
 Ashland, VAGainesville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,714$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,751$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4284573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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Reviews for Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 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 16 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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