2024 Compare Cities Education:
Athens, AL vs Georgetown, KY

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Highlights
- Georgetown spends 48.8% more per student than Athens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.6% lower in Georgetown than in Athens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Georgetown had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens
 Athens, ALGeorgetown, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,932$14,783$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,000$10,069$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,899$6,054$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio30.9115.916.23
 Students per Librarian8827364573
 Students per Counselor588435530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%26.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.2%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%29.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.3%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Athens    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Nice place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Can anyone comment on the humidity in or around Athens? Is the humidity only high in the summer? What about tornadoes in the  More

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Athens, Alabama is a good place to live. Although, there are few technical jobs there Huntsville is only a 30 minute drive away. Athens is a quiet town and an excellent  More

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Reviews for Georgetown    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Georgetown has under gone a tremendous change since 1980. It was the ideal "small town USA". In the mid to late 1980's Toyota came to town and things started to happen.  More

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I was reading what was posted for Georgetown on it's cost of living and educational assets. My children all go to school in Scott County and I thought it should be  More

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Over 17 years ago

Come to Georgetown, KY. Plenty of homes for sale at reasonable prices and jobs here and in  More

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