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Sandy Springs, GA vs Cumming, GA

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Highlights
- Cumming spends 15.6% less per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Cumming than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cumming had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GACumming, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10864573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sandy Springs    9 Reviews

Sandy Springs GA is one of the cities that is well know to be one of the best places to live in Georgia. Many fortune 500 corporation calls Sandy Springs home, the real  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sandy Springs is decent area close lots of things atlanta has to offer for family activities and social gatherings.  More

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There are lots of choices for schools, synagogues and community organizations for Jews in Sandy Springs. There are three Jewish day schools and a Jewish high school, for  More

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Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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