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Blue Ridge, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 2.8% more per student than Blue Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.1% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Blue Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 16.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Ridge
 Blue Ridge, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,704  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  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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