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Blue Ridge, GA vs Mount Airy, NC

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Highlights
- Mount Airy spends 18.5% less per student than Blue Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Mount Airy than in Blue Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Airy had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Ridge
 Blue Ridge, GAMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,704  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,201$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8364573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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