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Utica, NY vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 45.4% less per student than Utica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% higher in Augusta than in Utica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Utica
 Utica, NYAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor317  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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