2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clayton, GA vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 16.3% less per student than Clayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% higher in Charlotte than in Clayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clayton
 Clayton, GACharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,369  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor449  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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