2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buford, GA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 24.2% more per student than Buford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Santa Fe than in Buford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 20.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buford
 Buford, GASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor461  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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