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Sammamish, WA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 24.9% less per student than Sammamish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Sammamish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sammamish
 Sammamish, WAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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