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Spartanburg, SC vs Douglas, GA

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Highlights
- Douglas spends 16.9% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Douglas than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglas had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCDouglas, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,086$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,636$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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Reviews for Douglas    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived all over the country and this area is by far the best. We purchased a 4 bedroom 2 bath home on 2 acres for $44,000 in 2005. Our property taxes are $365 per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Douglas is a small town that has nothing and does not want to grow. If you want to live a small town life where you have to drive 45 minutes to go shopping any where  More

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Compared to other towns in Georgia, Douglas seems to be inexpensive.   More

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