2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, MI vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 4.7% less per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Buford than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 17.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, MIBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived in the city for 20 years... it is a great place to live... about 30 minutes to the capital and also 30 minutes to battle Cree there are lots of small town shops  More

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Small town, small town mentality. This neck of the woods is not indicative of Michiganders at all. The people are not friendly or welcoming to outsiders. People here  More

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The police refuse to enforce the noise/nuisance ordinances and as a consequence if you happen to live next to an ignorant person with a dog that barks constantly there  More

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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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