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Graham, NC vs Aptos, CA

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- Aptos spends 64.6% more per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.4% higher in Aptos than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aptos had 12.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, NCAptos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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Reviews for Aptos    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

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Over 14 years ago

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  More

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