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Maricopa, AZ vs Sandy Springs, GA

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Highlights
- Sandy Springs spends 62.0% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% lower in Sandy Springs than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sandy Springs had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZSandy Springs, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5704573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Reviews for Sandy Springs    9 Reviews

Sandy Springs GA is one of the cities that is well know to be one of the best places to live in Georgia. Many fortune 500 corporation calls Sandy Springs home, the real  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sandy Springs is decent area close lots of things atlanta has to offer for family activities and social gatherings.  More

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There are lots of choices for schools, synagogues and community organizations for Jews in Sandy Springs. There are three Jewish day schools and a Jewish high school, for  More

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