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Powder Springs, GA vs Scottsboro, AL

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- Scottsboro spends 17.2% less per student than Powder Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Scottsboro than in Powder Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsboro had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Powder Springs
 Powder Springs, GAScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,485$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,634$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4494573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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