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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Spartanburg, SC

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- Spartanburg spends 3.5% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% lower in Spartanburg than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spartanburg had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GASpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,538$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,677$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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