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San Diego, CA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 7.9% less per student than San Diego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% lower in Athens-Clarke County than in San Diego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Diego
 San Diego, CAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  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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