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Athens, OH vs Emporia, KS

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- Emporia spends 12.8% more per student than Athens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Emporia than in Athens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Emporia had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens
 Athens, OHEmporia, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,036$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,769  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,150$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5514573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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Reviews for Emporia    3 Reviews

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

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Over 17 years ago

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More

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