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Glasgow, KY vs Athens, AL

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Highlights
- Athens spends 16.8% less per student than Glasgow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 104.4% higher in Athens than in Glasgow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Glasgow
 Glasgow, KYAthens, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,622  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,899$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8824573
 Students per Counselor297  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Glasgow    2 Reviews

Retired here 2 years ago from Michigan. Less winter but still a lot of gloomy grey days with rain. Had a new house built only to find a very poor work ethic here. It's  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live here in Glasgow all my life and we do have few bad apples in our city but I cannot say that everyone is like that. I am not like that at all and I know there are  More

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Reviews for Athens    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Nice place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Can anyone comment on the humidity in or around Athens? Is the humidity only high in the summer? What about tornadoes in the  More

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Athens, Alabama is a good place to live. Although, there are few technical jobs there Huntsville is only a 30 minute drive away. Athens is a quiet town and an excellent  More

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