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New Orleans, LA vs Blue Ridge, GA

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- Blue Ridge spends 28.2% less per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Blue Ridge than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blue Ridge had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LABlue Ridge, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,660$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,225$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2974573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  More

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