2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pinehurst, NC vs Grand Island, NY

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- Grand Island spends 131.7% more per student than Pinehurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Grand Island than in Pinehurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Island had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pinehurst
 Pinehurst, NCGrand Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People of  More

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Reviews for Grand Island    2 Reviews

I have lived here for approximately 3 1/2 years and am originally from California (I have lived in Colorado Springs CO and Columbus GA as well). The number of days of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Grand Island lies in the Niagara River between New York and Canada. It's easy to get to Niagara Falls, Toronto(Canada), Buffalo. There is a beach and two boat docking  More

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