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Friendship, NC vs New Light, NC

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- New Light spends 9.1% more per student than Friendship.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in New Light than in Friendship. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Light had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Friendship
 Friendship, NCNew Light, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
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