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Fort Wayne, IN vs Dalton, GA

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Highlights
- Dalton spends 13.8% more per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Dalton than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 23.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne, INDalton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor3454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Dalton    10 Reviews

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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