2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fresno, CA vs Waycross, GA

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Highlights
- Waycross spends 16.3% less per student than Fresno.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% lower in Waycross than in Fresno. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waycross had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fresno
 Fresno, CAWaycross, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,916$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,227  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,388$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3594573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have a different perspective of living here. I moved her from a large city and I appreciate the fact that I have no commute, the cost of living is very low and the  More

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One time in Waycross and will never visit this God forsaken town again. Cops are high school (22-24yr old) bullies that make up lies and harass rather than serve and  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised here in the heart of the good ole south in Waycross, Ga. Not much has changed except for the number of meth labs, drugs in general, thugs and  More

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