2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ferndale, MI vs Clayton, GA

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Highlights
- Clayton spends 0.8% less per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% lower in Clayton than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, MIClayton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,063$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3214573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ferndale is the heart and soul of the Michigan LGBT community. The pricing on this site is off though-- a studio is $700+ here. A one bedroom is $950+. This is without  More

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I have lived in Ferndale for 20 years. I grew up in the 60's on the East Side of Detroit. I was on the Assessing Review Board and Ferndale's Beautification Commission  More

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Over 13 years ago

Ferndale is a great walking town a short distance from Detroit. Lots of shops and restaurants within a mile of each other. It's also a very progressive community with  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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