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Darien, IL vs Cumming, GA

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- Cumming spends 37.6% less per student than Darien.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Cumming than in Darien. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cumming had 15.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Darien
 Darien, ILCumming, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10864573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Darien    3 Reviews

2/13/2021 I've lived in the Darien Illinois area for 35 years now. It's fine. Traffic is only nasty during the A.M. and PM rush hours. Thankfully, PM rush over is  More

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THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DARIEN IS GOOD - MIDDLE CLASS. IT'S A QUIET COMMUNITY WITH GOOD SCHOOL AND A LOT OF ACTIVITES. WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO CHICAGO - 30 MINUTE DRIVE -  More

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Over 14 years ago

Every medical specialty is available within  More

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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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