2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marietta, GA vs Dalton, GA

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Highlights
- Dalton spends 9.3% more per student than Marietta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Dalton than in Marietta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 24.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marietta
 Marietta, GADalton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  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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