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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign spends 35.8% more per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.8% lower in Champaign than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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