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Clarksville, TN vs Ellijay, GA

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Highlights
- Ellijay spends 26.8% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Ellijay than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellijay had 18.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNEllijay, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,085$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6884573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  More

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