2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gretna, LA vs Covington, GA

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Highlights
- Covington spends 4.0% less per student than Gretna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% lower in Covington than in Gretna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Covington had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gretna
 Gretna, LACovington, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,920  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,743$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor754  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Gretna    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Gretna has a wonderful family oriented culture, but not much in the way of  More

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Over 17 years ago

gretna is a beautiful, humbel place to live .i love it. it's quiet and  More

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Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  More

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