2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden Grove, CA vs Matthews, NC

Change Cities
Highlights
- Matthews spends 17.4% less per student than Garden Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% lower in Matthews than in Garden Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Matthews had 26.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden Grove
 Garden Grove, CAMatthews, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

   |    Reply

Over 8 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

   |    Reply

Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Garden Grove

Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Matthews


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.