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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Madison, AL

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- Madison spends 25.8% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Madison than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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