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Lander, WY vs Graham, NC

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Highlights
- Graham spends 59.2% less per student than Lander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% higher in Graham than in Lander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Graham had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lander
 Lander, WYGraham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lander    10 Reviews

I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire  More

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Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing,  More

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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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