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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Plantation, FL

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- Plantation spends 22.2% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Plantation than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plantation had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAPlantation, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 12 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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