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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 29.9% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Scottsdale than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,066$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,136$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9418.2416.23
 Students per Librarian69823484573
 Students per Counselor283718530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.1%2.9%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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