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Montgomery, AL vs Roswell, GA

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Highlights
- Roswell spends 61.0% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.0% lower in Roswell than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roswell had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALRoswell, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5704573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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