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Sugar Land, TX vs Atlanta, GA

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Highlights
- Atlanta spends 17.9% more per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Atlanta than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atlanta had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land

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 Sugar Land, TXAtlanta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,803$16,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004$14,100$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,309$8,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2413.816.23
 Students per Librarian8075704573
 Students per Counselor455397530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%13.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%55.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.6%15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%5.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%2.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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Reviews for Atlanta    318 Reviews

Lots of traffic near the airport at all times. Adds about 1.5 hrs to a 30 min commute. Great food and culture in downtown ATL area.  More

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Honestly the greater Atlanta area is the best place I've ever lived. There is so much diversity, delicious food, shopping, etc. The traffic really isn't that bad if you  More

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Over 1 years ago

I've lived just outside of Atlanta for 22 years and have spent a year deep within the hustle and bustle of the city. It's really NOT that bad. The crime really isn't  More

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ZIPS IN SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
77479 77498 77478
ZIPS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
30331, 30318, 30311, 30315, 30316, 30310, 30324, 30314, 30305, 30309, 24 total

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