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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Lacey, WA

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- Lacey spends 13.5% more per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Lacey than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lacey had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GALacey, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Lacey    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My husband is in the military and so we move from place to place. Lacey is about 20 minutes drive from Joint Base Lewis Mcchord. The area is really nice because it is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

I'm just ready to move someplace where the sun shines more, it's warmer and  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is currently construction on a trail that connects from Lacey to Tummwater. The trail used to be an abandoned railroad. I'm very happy because of  More

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