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Decatur, TX vs Calhoun, GA

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Highlights
- Calhoun spends 4.2% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Calhoun than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Calhoun had 18.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, TXCalhoun, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,167$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,496  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,209$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7574573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Very clannish and closed  More

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I live for 15 years in Decatur and then moved to Florida 6 years ago. I hate Florida and desperately miss the friendly, gentle people in Decatur. It is very quiet with  More

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Reviews for Calhoun    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I hate Calhoun most restaurants fail health inspections also, house prices are outrageous   More

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Over 11 years ago

I moved to Calhoun several years ago and feel in love. Not only with the town and the people who live there but with a man that I met there. Life was good. Calhoun is a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Calhoun is a great place to live, with moderate tempertures almost year roundl. Janruary and Febuary being the coldest ranging between o-35% most of the time, with a  More

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