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Riverdale, GA vs Powder Springs, GA

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Highlights
- Powder Springs spends 21.8% more per student than Riverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Powder Springs than in Riverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powder Springs had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Riverdale

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 Riverdale, GAPowder Springs, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,396$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253$11,675$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,915$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.9414.4716.23
 Students per Librarian8895374573
 Students per Counselor427376530
 Grade School Educ.7.6%3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%3.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.3%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.8%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%37.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.7%10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%0.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Riverdale    2 Reviews

Small city right outside of Atlanta GA.   More

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Over 18 years ago

The Riverdale area is an up and coming area. This area is already on the bus line, close to highways, and less than 10 miles to the  More

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Reviews for Powder Springs    3 Reviews

Over 6 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 18 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 19 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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