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Yorktown, VA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 16.0% more per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.3% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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