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Columbus, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 27.9% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.6% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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