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Dalton, GA vs Amherst, NY

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Highlights
- Amherst spends 54.4% more per student than Dalton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Amherst than in Dalton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Amherst had 39.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dalton
 Dalton, GAAmherst, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,472  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Dalton    10 Reviews

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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