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Bessemer, AL vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 14.2% more per student than Bessemer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Bessemer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bessemer
 Bessemer, ALAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Bessemer    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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Melissa, as a citizen and business person of Bessemer I am trerrible Sad to hear of your experience. I have had the opportunity to live and travel to other area And  More

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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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