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Burlington, NC vs Graham, NC

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- Graham spends 0.0% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Graham than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Graham had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, NCGraham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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