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Elk Grove, CA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 1.1% less per student than Elk Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Athens-Clarke County than in Elk Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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