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Melbourne, FL vs Clayton, GA

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- Clayton spends 40.6% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Clayton than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLClayton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,063$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3214573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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