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Graham, NC vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 28.5% more per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Petersburg than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, NCPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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