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Lamesa, TX vs Athens, TX

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- Athens spends 46.6% less per student than Lamesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Athens than in Lamesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 11.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lamesa
 Lamesa, TXAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Charlie · Whitney, TX
Traffic problems
Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Julie · Montalba, TX
Athens is charming and clean.
Over 18 years ago

Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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