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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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- Sierra Vista spends 28.4% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in Sierra Vista than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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