2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dawsonville, GA vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 29.3% less per student than Dawsonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Melbourne than in Dawsonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dawsonville
 Dawsonville, GAMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,022  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Dawsonville    3 Reviews

After living here for over twelve years, I am qualified to offer unbiased information about life in Dawsonville. For the most part, this is not a place for just anyone  More

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Am interested in learning about politics, cost of living, climate, quality of life of other locations within and beyond  More

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Over 15 years ago

The town of Dawsonville is small in my eyes but it is slowly growing.  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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