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

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- Sanford spends 32.9% less per student than Garden Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.1% lower in Sanford than in Garden Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sanford had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden Grove
 Garden Grove, CASanford, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,256$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,971$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10704573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews
David · Garden Grove, CA
Nice place to live. Expensive, like all of SoCal.
Over 5 years ago

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

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Bandar · San Francisco, CA
A Safe and Boring Town
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

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nhatnguyen  · Garden Grove, CA
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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews
Ami · Sanford, NC
Housing in Sanford, NC
Over 11 years ago

It's pretty affordable and safe place to live. I do not yet have school aged children but I understand the education is not the best here. But it is nice, quiet,  More

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