2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clayton, GA vs Jackson, GA

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 21.8% less per student than Clayton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Jackson than in Clayton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clayton
 Clayton, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,772$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,369  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor449  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Jackson    2 Reviews

Jackson County, Georgia is considered the worst county in GA to reside in. The politicians, county manager, sheriff's dept., local police departments, etc. have all been  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living in the Jackson area is really like being in the counry with all the conveninces of the city less than an hour away. We are going to retire on Lake Jackson very  More

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