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Calabash, NC vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Athens spends 8.6% more per student than Calabash.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Athens than in Calabash. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Calabash
 Calabash, NCAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Calabash    1 Reviews

At present I attempt to live in Murrells Inlet SC. The bikers have taken over day and mostly night. There are two each of some of the biker bars in the same area. The  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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