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Dothan, AL vs Guntersville, AL

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Highlights
- Guntersville spends 9.1% less per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Guntersville than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Guntersville had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALGuntersville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,540$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,661$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Guntersville    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Retired here a year ago, what a great place. We have lived in the country and in the city in 5 different states and another country and this is the best deal you will  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in another country and five different states in the USA. We have now lived in this area for a year and love it more every day.We have retired  More

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Over 19 years ago

...the politics are still very much "good Ol'  More

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