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Princeton, NC vs Surf City, NC

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- Surf City spends 3.9% more per student than Princeton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Surf City than in Princeton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surf City had 20.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Princeton
 Princeton, NCSurf City, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,117  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,887$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6564573
 Students per Counselor369  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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