2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hilton Head Island, SC vs Clayton, GA

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- Clayton spends 0.1% less per student than Hilton Head Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Clayton than in Hilton Head Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilton Head Island
 Hilton Head Island, SCClayton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,063$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,547  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3214573
 Students per Counselor289  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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