2025 Compare Cities Education:
Thomasville, GA vs Valdosta, GA

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Highlights
- Valdosta spends 12.7% less per student than Thomasville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Valdosta than in Thomasville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valdosta had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thomasville
 Thomasville, GAValdosta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,264$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5044573
 Students per Counselor536  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Thomasville    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

My husband had transfered his job from Lordstown Ohio to Florida. I did my research and found Thomasville to have a very low crime rate along with a wonderful school  More

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Reviews for Valdosta    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The people here are the poster children of "southern hospitality". Meaning they are snooty, passive aggressive, racist, judgemental,fake, people I've ever there is  More

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Finding a job in Valdosta is extremely hard unless you know someone! Trying to get some kind of medical insurance if your not working is even worse! There is no  More

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I LOVE THE TROPICAL RAINS HERE,AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES I GO OUT TO WASH MY HAIR, I AM VERY PRAYERFUL WHEN I DO IT, I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF THE WEATHER.  More

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