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Ellijay, GA vs Jasper, GA

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Highlights
- Jasper spends 28.2% more per student than Ellijay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Jasper than in Ellijay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jasper had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellijay
 Ellijay, GAJasper, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,651  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,378$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2944573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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

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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

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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

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Reviews for Jasper    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We moved here from central coast California about 6 years ago, for family reasons. I have a love hate deal going with Jasper. Some years no snow, last year we got  More

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Over 11 years ago

Beautiful area if you like rustic and evolving. Unfortunately, it suffers from the same things that North Georgia tends to suffer from. Meth Heads and thieves. They  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you want a quiet, rural place to retire to and still be a short driving distance to a national transportation hub, then Jasper, Ga. might be the place for  More

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