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Galax, VA vs Aberdeen, MD

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Highlights
- Aberdeen spends 31.4% more per student than Galax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Aberdeen than in Galax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aberdeen had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galax
 Galax, VAAberdeen, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,068$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,809  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,657$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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Reviews for Aberdeen    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Its  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is the worst place I have ever been to in my life!!! I have lived here before and only came back because my friend and roommate were killed and I wasnt in the right  More

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