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Burlington, VT vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 33.2% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.4% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  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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