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

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Highlights
- Blackshear spends 13.3% more per student than Valdosta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Blackshear than in Valdosta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blackshear had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Valdosta
 Valdosta, GABlackshear, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5094573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Blackshear    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I would like to just add one thing to your letter. There are very good deals on shampoo here. Once you get outside City limits you will find that the cost of shampoo  More

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Nice small-town, but needs more enforcement when it comes to drugs, petty-theft, etc. Cost of living  More

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