2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hiram, GA vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 17.4% more per student than Hiram.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Petersburg than in Hiram. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hiram
 Hiram, GAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hiram    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

love the town and not too far from Atlanta  More

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Located fourty five minute's drive west of Atlanta, Hiram is an old town undergoing major growth. Unfortunately, given Hiram's proximity to Atlanta and Paulding  More

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Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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