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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Mechanicsville, VA

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- Mechanicsville spends 25.5% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Mechanicsville than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsville had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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