2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hiawassee, GA vs Benton, KY

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Highlights
- Benton spends 35.3% less per student than Hiawassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Benton than in Hiawassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benton had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hiawassee
 Hiawassee, GABenton, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,732  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,502$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6504573
 Students per Counselor256  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hiawassee    1 Reviews

I have lived in Hiawassee Georgia 30546 for 9 years and for the last 6 and a half years I suggest no one moves up here anywhere near Gander Gap Road in Hiawassee  More

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Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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