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Fayetteville, NC vs McDonough, GA

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- McDonough spends 22.2% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in McDonough than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McDonough had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, NCMcDonough, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,357$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,614  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,687$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4944573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

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