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Columbia, TN vs Ellijay, GA

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Highlights
- Ellijay spends 31.8% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Ellijay than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellijay had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNEllijay, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,085$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6884573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 16 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  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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