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Dothan, AL vs Aberdeen, WA

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Highlights
- Aberdeen spends 43.4% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% lower in Aberdeen than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aberdeen had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALAberdeen, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Aberdeen    5 Reviews

I used to live on an island in the Aleutian Chain and I got used to the fact that the ocean was immediately present, always. I didn't realize how much I loved being  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

OK. I just have to say, yes, it rains in the Winter quite a bit, and there are some wild wind/rain storms, but the Summers are MAGNIFICENT, gorgeous, SUNNY, COOL and  More

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