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Goose Creek, SC vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 34.7% more per student than Goose Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.4% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Goose Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goose Creek
 Goose Creek, SCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Goose Creek    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I was told not to bring furs, real heavy coats, and I didn't. Those things are not needed by me here. I have never seen snow here. They said it was flurrying one day,  More

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We have lived here for 10 months now and are enjoying it very much. The cost of living is low, the people are friendly, there is a real sense of community and self pride  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived here for just a few months. This is a small town outside of Charleston. It is close to downtown and historic Summerville. The cost of living is low and  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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