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Graham, NC vs Sanford, NC

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Highlights
- Sanford spends 3.2% more per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Sanford than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sanford had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, NCSanford, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,256$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,971$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10704573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Sanford    1 Reviews

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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