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Dothan, AL vs Decatur, AL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 4.0% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Decatur than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan

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 Dothan, ALDecatur, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,594$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100$10,895$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,709$6,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0817.816.23
 Students per Librarian6534794573
 Students per Counselor442379530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%9.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.8%1.5%

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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 3 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 3 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 Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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