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Brighton, MI vs Waxhaw, NC

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Highlights
- Waxhaw spends 22.5% less per student than Brighton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Waxhaw than in Brighton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waxhaw had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brighton
 Brighton, MIWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,426  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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