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McDonough, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 21.9% more per student than McDonough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in McDonough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McDonough
 McDonough, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,514  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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