2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakeway, TX vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 38.4% less per student than Lakeway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Buford than in Lakeway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 24.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeway
 Lakeway, TXBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeway    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We moved to Lakeway TX about 6 years ago from Atlanta GA as part of a corporate relcation. Lakeway is maybe 15 miles west of Austin TX, and has a small town / resort  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of homes within the Lakeway area is quiet good both in terms of materials, execution and also design/asthestics. Most have a Tuscan or Mexican style with  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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