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Griffin, GA vs Wiggins, MS

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- Wiggins spends 27.0% less per student than Griffin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Wiggins than in Griffin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wiggins had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Griffin
 Griffin, GAWiggins, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,191$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4824573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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