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Leland, NC vs Beacon, NY

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Highlights
- Beacon spends 120.0% more per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Beacon than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Beacon had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCBeacon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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