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Tallahassee, FL vs Clayton, GA

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Highlights
- Clayton spends 34.8% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% lower in Clayton than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLClayton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,063$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3214573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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