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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Powder Springs, GA

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- Powder Springs spends 7.9% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.0% lower in Powder Springs than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powder Springs had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 19 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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