2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, GA vs Ellijay, GA

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Highlights
- Ellijay spends 6.3% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Ellijay than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellijay had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, GAEllijay, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,365  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,085$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6884573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  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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