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Bessemer, AL vs Calhoun, GA

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- Calhoun spends 15.4% less per student than Bessemer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in Calhoun than in Bessemer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Calhoun had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bessemer
 Bessemer, ALCalhoun, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,167$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,209$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7574573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Bessemer    7 Reviews
Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Bessemer Al
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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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a Better Bessemer (ABB)
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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Anthony · Bessemer, AL
Accountability for a better Bessemer
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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Reviews for Calhoun    5 Reviews
Luna · Calhoun, GA
DONT MOVE TO CALHOUN
Over 4 years ago

I hate Calhoun most restaurants fail health inspections also, house prices are outrageous   More

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mary · Calhoun, GA
love it
Over 10 years ago

I moved to Calhoun several years ago and feel in love. Not only with the town and the people who live there but with a man that I met there. Life was good. Calhoun is a  More

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crawford · Calhoun, GA
mild tempertures `
Over 14 years ago

Calhoun is a great place to live, with moderate tempertures almost year roundl. Janruary and Febuary being the coldest ranging between o-35% most of the time, with a  More

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