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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Rome, GA

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Highlights
- Rome spends 5.5% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.2% lower in Rome than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rome had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GARome, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$14,242$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$11,770$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$7,108$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.941416.23
 Students per Librarian6986054573
 Students per Counselor283426530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%10.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%78.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%25.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 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 Rome    11 Reviews

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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Over 10 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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