2025 Compare Cities Education:
Perry, GA vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 4.1% less per student than Perry.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Buford than in Perry. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Perry
 Perry, GABuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,095  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor480  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Perry    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we moved to Perry, Ga. in October, 2012 and we love it. The sky is clear, the people are friendly, the restaurants and shopping areas are almost empty. We went to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

as far as recreational things: you probably want to travel 15min north to warner robins to go see a movie or go to a nice resturant. we have nice eateries too but if  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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