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Indianapolis, IN vs Dalton, GA

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Highlights
- Dalton spends 4.6% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.2% lower in Dalton than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 21.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INDalton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Dalton    10 Reviews

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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