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Fort Payne, AL vs Jasper, GA

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Highlights
- Jasper spends 64.7% more per student than Fort Payne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Jasper than in Fort Payne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jasper had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Payne
 Fort Payne, ALJasper, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,378$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2944573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  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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