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McDonough, GA vs Elizabeth City, NC

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Highlights
- Elizabeth City spends 5.4% less per student than McDonough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Elizabeth City than in McDonough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elizabeth City had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McDonough
 McDonough, GAElizabeth City, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,514  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7984573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  More

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