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Discovery Bay, CA vs Buford, GA

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- Buford spends 19.8% less per student than Discovery Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.2% lower in Buford than in Discovery Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 21.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Discovery Bay
 Discovery Bay, CABuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Discovery Bay    4 Reviews

Discovery Bay is a hidden gem on the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, which combines the best of suburban and rural living. It is 10 minutes from Brentwood, 25 minutes from  More

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Over 13 years ago

Discovery Bay is a small surburb between Antioch, Ca. and Tracy, Ca. right next to Brentwood, Ca. It's perfectly located for easy traveling to bigger cities. Perfect for  More

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Discovery Bay has access to boating and fishing. A majority of the houses have back yards on the water. There is nothing better than a relaxing day on the water when  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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