2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gastonia, NC vs Sarasota, FL

Change Cities
Highlights
- Sarasota spends 23.0% more per student than Gastonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Sarasota than in Gastonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gastonia
 Gastonia, NCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,096  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Gastonia

Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

   |    Reply

Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

   |    Reply

As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sarasota


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.