2025 Compare Cities Education:
Guntersville, AL vs Fort Payne, AL

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Highlights
- Fort Payne spends 4.6% less per student than Guntersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Fort Payne than in Guntersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Payne had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Guntersville
 Guntersville, ALFort Payne, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,817  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,759$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5914573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Guntersville    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Retired here a year ago, what a great place. We have lived in the country and in the city in 5 different states and another country and this is the best deal you will  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in another country and five different states in the USA. We have now lived in this area for a year and love it more every day.We have retired  More

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Over 19 years ago

...the politics are still very much "good Ol'  More

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Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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