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Elon, NC vs Sylva, NC

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Highlights
- Sylva spends 20.1% more per student than Elon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Sylva than in Elon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sylva had 13.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Elon
 Elon, NCSylva, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,332$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6784573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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