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Buford, GA vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 14.1% more per student than Buford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Hot Springs than in Buford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 15.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buford
 Buford, GAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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