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Nashville, TN vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 14.4% more per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville
 Nashville, TNAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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