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St. Marys, GA vs Dalton, GA

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Highlights
- Dalton spends 26.7% more per student than St. Marys.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Dalton than in St. Marys. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 27.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Marys
 St. Marys, GADalton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor423  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for St. Marys    12 Reviews

I'm not the type to sugarcoat reviews, I call it as I see it. So here goes. I will admit that St. Marys embraces that small town mentality. They do have regular  More

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You have to know what you want. Don't expect St Marys to be something it's not. If you want traffic and congestion, don't move here. It was a small town that  More

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This sweet little town is just what my family was looking for — a quiet place adjacent to the marshes, river and seashore. It’s affordable and safe, without the traffic  More

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Reviews for Dalton    10 Reviews

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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