2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburg, KS vs Cartersville, GA

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- Cartersville spends 8.7% less per student than Pittsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Cartersville than in Pittsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cartersville had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburg
 Pittsburg, KSCartersville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,834$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,948$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8614573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 17 years ago

small town, big  More

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Reviews for Cartersville    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The one important thing i didn't know when moving to Cartersville 11 years ago is the coal plant on the west side of town. The town smells of sulfur and chemicals. Only  More

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Over 13 years ago

any  More

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Over 14 years ago

My city is small, friendly and cheap. There is a lot to do here. There is the new Tellus museum, local art and cultural museums. You're not too far from Tennessee,  More

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