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Canton, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 26.9% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.6% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  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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