2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarksville, TN vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 19.6% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Buford than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 20.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Clarksville    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am 33 and have lived here all my life. It used to only be thought if as a small military town. Now things have changed. Clarksville has grown so much in the past 10  More

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Clarksville is a great place to live, it can be peaceful as you want it to be but it also has all the shopping you need. If you want high-end stores or fancier places to  More

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High crime rate Judge mental people Horrible weather Worst  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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