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Valdosta, GA vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Dothan spends 1.3% more per student than Valdosta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.7% higher in Dothan than in Valdosta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Valdosta

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 Valdosta, GADothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,440$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,199$10,100$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,264$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4820.0816.23
 Students per Librarian5046534573
 Students per Counselor476442530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%8.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%27.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Valdosta    26 Reviews

Over 3 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 Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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