2025 Compare Cities Education:
Griffin, GA vs Marietta, GA

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Highlights
- Marietta spends 9.8% more per student than Griffin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Marietta than in Griffin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marietta had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Griffin
 Griffin, GAMarietta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  More

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Reviews for Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  More

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