2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, GA vs Garden, KS

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Highlights
- Garden spends 7.3% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% lower in Garden than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garden had 20.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, GAGarden, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,038$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,365  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,019$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4784573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Garden    3 Reviews

I visited Garden City, KS for 3 weeks. As I write this, my glasses are broken, so I hope my touch typing is in shape and this is legible. I found Garden City to be a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Very poor school system 2. Not much to do 3. Bad weather (too  More

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low to mid range housing in compared to nation. Median home is 130,000 dollars. arid desert environment, temperatures average 70's . great golf courses, clean  More

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