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Penfield, NY vs Holly Springs, NC

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Highlights
- Holly Springs spends 57.2% less per student than Penfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% higher in Holly Springs than in Penfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Holly Springs had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Penfield
 Penfield, NYHolly Springs, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Penfield    3 Reviews

While Penfield, NY is a decent town, it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

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While Penfield is a decent town, but it is marred by gun clubs that ruin many quality of life issues, and that issue is unrestrained, destructive, harmful and health  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was raised in Penfield. Good schools, quiet, very low crime with superb county sheriff, easy commute to anywhere in the county, homes are very affordable, very nice  More

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Reviews for Holly Springs    2 Reviews

I moved to Holly Springs with my husband when I was 21 years old, right after I had finished college. We chose Holly Springs for the convenient location, affordable  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to the Triangle in 1993, and into Holly Springs in 1995. It has been fun living here and watching the town grow. When we moved, there were 3,000 people in the  More

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