2026 Compare Cities Education:
Plantation, FL vs Norcross, GA

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Highlights
- Norcross spends 4.0% more per student than Plantation.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Norcross than in Plantation. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norcross had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plantation
 Plantation, FLNorcross, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 13 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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Reviews for Norcross    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro.  More

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If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were  More

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