2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 45.2% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Buford than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CABuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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