2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cumming, GA vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 10.3% less per student than Cumming.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% higher in Auburn than in Cumming. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 17.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cumming
 Cumming, GAAuburn, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,283  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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