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McDonough, GA vs Palm Coast, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Coast spends 15.6% less per student than McDonough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% higher in Palm Coast than in McDonough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Coast had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McDonough
 McDonough, GAPalm Coast, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,424$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,514  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%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.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Palm Coast    34 Reviews

I actually debated writing a review, when places like Palm Coast are discovered it becomes over populated. That said, it’s selfish to keep it a secret, some people need  More

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Over 6 years ago

Not really a review but a question. My husband and I will be moving to the Palm Coast area soon. Work from home and need to find a 2 bed house/townhouse to rent  More

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Over 7 years ago

Palm Coast is in between Daytona and St Aug --- both of which are much better cities than Palm Coast. This town is your typical retail FL town, with a small stretch of  More

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