2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sandy Springs, GA vs Gilbert, AZ

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Highlights
- Gilbert spends 35.1% less per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% higher in Gilbert than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilbert had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GAGilbert, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Gilbert    42 Reviews

Gilbert should be compared to the Midwest in the sense that despite the size of the buildings being 5 stories tall in Mixed Use Areas, it retains the small town feeling,  More

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My Dad lives in Gilbert and i live nearby due to proximity of Mesa and visit Gilbert a lot. I can definitely say Gilbert is a hidden gem of a town that knows how to  More

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The reason I chose to write a review is because, while a few were indeed quite concise & accurate (looking at you, J.T.), some were astonishingly biased and/or isolated  More

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