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Sparta, GA vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- Visalia spends 28.2% less per student than Sparta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 130.7% higher in Visalia than in Sparta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Visalia had 22.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparta
 Sparta, GAVisalia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,600  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor182  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sparta    1 Reviews

If i could give this place a negative star, I would. I lived in Sparta GA for a period of 5 years and I never want to return. The town is segregated by race. 99% of the  More

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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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