2025 Compare Cities Education:
Holly Springs, NC vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 4.9% more per student than Holly Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in Buford than in Holly Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 21.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Holly Springs
 Holly Springs, NCBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Holly Springs    2 Reviews

I moved to Holly Springs with my husband when I was 21 years old, right after I had finished college. We chose Holly Springs for the convenient location, affordable  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to the Triangle in 1993, and into Holly Springs in 1995. It has been fun living here and watching the town grow. When we moved, there were 3,000 people in the  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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