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Leland, NC vs St. Augustine, FL

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Highlights
- St. Augustine spends 17.0% less per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in St. Augustine than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Augustine had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCSt. Augustine, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,699$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,179$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5454573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 4 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 12 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 18 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 St. Augustine    25 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived her for 19 years and cannot leave for various reasons but would if I could. When we first moved here it was quiet, affordable and had good restaurant  More

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Over 5 years ago

Great area, but in decline due to the number of tristate refugees who are moving here in droves and ruining a once charming area just like they have done in South  More

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Over 5 years ago

Completely overcrowded place to live. It takes 40 min to go 4 miles. Don't live  More

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