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Suwanee, GA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 23.6% more per student than Suwanee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.6% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Suwanee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Suwanee
 Suwanee, GAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Suwanee    8 Reviews

I’ve lived here for 7 years. It is by far the best place to raise a family. So many things to do. Most people in our neighborhood have children. Schools are great.   More

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Over 13 years ago

We moved to Suwanee 7 months ago. Suwanee is a great town to live in. Great schools, low crime (for Atlanta area), convenient to many shopping areas nearby. The Towne  More

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Over 15 years ago

Suwanee has some of the best schools in the state of  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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