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Dallas, TX vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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Highlights
- Athens-Clarke County spends 14.4% more per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.2% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, TXAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  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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