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LaFayette, GA vs Dalton, GA

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Highlights
- Dalton spends 13.6% more per student than LaFayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Dalton than in LaFayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 17.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to LaFayette
 LaFayette, GADalton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,912  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    2 Reviews

Moved here to retire. Housing prices and taxes are reasonable. Close to Chattanooga and not far from Atlanta. Beautiful area with hills. Met several people from other  More

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Over 16 years ago

lafayette is a small town where everyone knows everyone sometimes that can be annoying but other times it is nice to see a familiar face. the climate is hot in summer  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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