2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gary, IN vs Douglas, GA

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Highlights
- Douglas spends 7.4% less per student than Gary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Douglas than in Gary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglas had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gary
 Gary, INDouglas, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,086$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,636$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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Reviews for Douglas    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived all over the country and this area is by far the best. We purchased a 4 bedroom 2 bath home on 2 acres for $44,000 in 2005. Our property taxes are $365 per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Douglas is a small town that has nothing and does not want to grow. If you want to live a small town life where you have to drive 45 minutes to go shopping any where  More

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Compared to other towns in Georgia, Douglas seems to be inexpensive.   More

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