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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 21.9% more per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Puyallup than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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