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Cumming, GA vs Waxhaw, NC

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Highlights
- Waxhaw spends 23.7% less per student than Cumming.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Waxhaw than in Cumming. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waxhaw had 19.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cumming
 Cumming, GAWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,283  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  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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