2025 Compare Cities Education:
McDonough, GA vs Dawsonville, GA

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Highlights
- Dawsonville spends 22.7% more per student than McDonough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Dawsonville than in McDonough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dawsonville had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McDonough
 McDonough, GADawsonville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,514  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,883$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3484573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Dawsonville    3 Reviews

After living here for over twelve years, I am qualified to offer unbiased information about life in Dawsonville. For the most part, this is not a place for just anyone  More

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Am interested in learning about politics, cost of living, climate, quality of life of other locations within and beyond  More

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Over 15 years ago

The town of Dawsonville is small in my eyes but it is slowly growing.  More

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