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Cornelia, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Athens-Clarke County spends 18.4% more per student than Cornelia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.5% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Cornelia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 21.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cornelia
 Cornelia, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor428  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cornelia    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I grewup near Cornelia, it suffers the same as many small towns north of the Big city. As a bedroom community housing prices jumped out of range for most locals. A lot  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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