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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Hammond, LA

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- Hammond spends 30.6% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Hammond than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hammond had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAHammond, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,455$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20304573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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