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Ellijay, GA vs Oakhurst, CA

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Highlights
- Oakhurst spends 31.6% more per student than Ellijay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Oakhurst than in Ellijay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakhurst had 17.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellijay
 Ellijay, GAOakhurst, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,999$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,651  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,031$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock72314573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Oakhurst    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

When researching or commenting on the water quality in Oakhurst it is important to know if the property is on a water system or a private well, to lump all into one  More

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Over 16 years ago

Coming from a much larger community, we really didn't expect much from the high school, but we were very pleasantly surprised. Yosemite High School has a wide variety  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a nice town to raise a family. It is much cleaner, air is better, and if you have a hard-rock well like we do, the water is very good. Our family who live in  More

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