2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 11.7% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Augusta than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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