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Powder Springs, GA vs Dunwoody, GA

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- Dunwoody spends 3.5% more per student than Powder Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Dunwoody than in Powder Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dunwoody had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Powder Springs
 Powder Springs, GADunwoody, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,024$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5664573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have spent over a decade living in Powder Springs and if you take anything from my review let it be it's a great place to live if you have money and are Caucasian but  More

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Over 19 years ago

Too many cars, too few direct routes, too few left turn lanes. The traffic here is bad just about all the time, not just "rush hour". Going to the YMCA can be a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Powder Springs is great! It's a wonderful place to raise a family. Good schools, incredibly cheap housing, cute, with an old-south charm. The people are remarkably  More

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Reviews for Dunwoody    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years and it really used to be a great city to live in. Unfortunately we became a city and now have our own city government which seemed to be  More

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I’ve recorded over 200 podcast episodes about the city of Dunwoody. Some of my favorite businesses are Village Orthodontics, NFA Burger, Breadwinner, and BAR{N}. This is  More

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I've lived in Atlanta and/or the Atlanta area for over 20 years. I know there are worse places than Atlanta but I also know there are better places. I am an  More

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