2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pacific Grove, CA vs Atlanta, GA

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Highlights
- Atlanta spends 5.8% more per student than Pacific Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.5% lower in Atlanta than in Pacific Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atlanta had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacific Grove
 Pacific Grove, CAAtlanta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5704573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 19 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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Reviews for Atlanta    318 Reviews

Lots of traffic near the airport at all times. Adds about 1.5 hrs to a 30 min commute. Great food and culture in downtown ATL area.  More

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Honestly the greater Atlanta area is the best place I've ever lived. There is so much diversity, delicious food, shopping, etc. The traffic really isn't that bad if you  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived just outside of Atlanta for 22 years and have spent a year deep within the hustle and bustle of the city. It's really NOT that bad. The crime really isn't  More

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