2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ellijay, GA vs Bend, OR

Change Cities
Highlights
- Bend spends 23.2% more per student than Ellijay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Bend than in Ellijay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 25.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellijay
 Ellijay, GABend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,651  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

   |    Reply

I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Ellijay

Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

   |    Reply

Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

   |    Reply

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Bend


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.