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Leland, NC vs Gainesville, GA

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 9.2% less per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Gainesville than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 21.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCGainesville, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,714$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,751$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4284573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Gainesville    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Don't know if it is the proximity to Atlanta that keeps prices high or the rural/frugal thinking that keeps housing opportunities at a minimum, but after living here for  More

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I moved to Gainesville,Ga in 2010 from NYC and I have found it's a great place to raise your childrens and a good quality of life.It's a good place to live. Gainesville  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a great place to live if you like the country feel and enjoy all 4 seasons. Nice people and lots to  More

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